Definitions for "Hermit"
A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives.
A person who leaves society for religious motives; a solitary religious often contrasted to monks who lived in a community of some sort; the word is derived from the Greek word eremos, "desert", which was a favoured place for the withdrawal of eastern Mediterranean hermits. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 362)
individuals following a religious vocation which involved isolation and the practice of asceticism
A spiced molasses cookie, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.
a molasses and raisin bar
A person who separates himself or herself from the outside world to concentrate on religion, usually of the Medieval period. Several saints in the northeast have been hermits - these include Saint Cuthbert and Saint Godric. Hermits chose places to test themselves - such as rocky islands or marshy haughs. Hermits tended to build their own hermitages, as they tended to be self-supporting. Some Post-Medieval country houses had a grotto with an employee pretending to be a hermit.
The Hermits are tropical hummingbirds in the subfamily Phaethornithinae, comprising about 34 species in six genera.
Tarot #9wisdom, prudence.
A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.
A misleading term when it comes to our ten legged friends! Despite the name, (which actually refers to the fact that the crab has no home of his own) hermit crabs travel in groups, sometimes up to a hundred or more. A hermit crab "borrows" a vacant snail shell (or other suitable house).
A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.
If you dreamed of being a hermit you can expect to have your ups and downs but eventual peace of mind.