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Hermit

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Gr. ἐρημός , desert), one devoted to religious solitude; properly, the solitude of a wilderness. It became, at a later period, the name of certain classes of monks. (See MONASTICISM); (See MONE).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hermit'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hermit.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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