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Her·mi·tage
(ĕr′mĭ-täzh′)n.
A rich, full-bodied, usually red wine produced in southeast France.
[After Tain l'Hermitage, a village of southeast France .]
her·mit·age
(hûr′mĭ-tĭj)n.
1.
a. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.
b. A monastery or abbey.
2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.
3. The condition or way of life of a hermit.
[Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit; see hermit.]
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hermitage
(ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the abode of a hermit
2. any place where a person may live in seclusion; retreat
Hermitage
(ˈhɜːmɪtɪdʒ)n
1. (Named Buildings) the Hermitage an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
2. (Brewing) a full-bodied red or white wine from the Rhône valley at Tain-l'Ermitage, in SE France
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her•mit•age
(ˈhɜr mɪ tɪdʒ)n.
1. the habitation of a hermit.
2. any secluded place of habitation; hideaway.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French]
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Noun | 1. | hermitage - the abode of a hermit dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" |
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hermitage
noun retreat, refuge, sanctuary, haven, shelter, asylum, hideaway, hideout the ancient church where the saint had his hermitage
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Translations
صَوْمَعَه
poustevna
eremitbolig
remetelak
bústaîur einsetumanns
pustovňa
inziva yeri
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hermitage
n (lit, fig) → Einsiedelei f, → Klause f
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hermit
(ˈhəːmit) noun a person who lives alone, especially to devote himself to religion.
ˈhermitage (-tidʒ) noun the place where a hermit lives.
hermit crab a soft-bodied crab that inhabits the empty shells of other creatures.
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