About The Word Recluse
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Recluse
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What's The Definition Of Recluse?
[n] one who lives in solitude
[adj] withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" Synonyms | Synonyms for Recluse: hermit | reclusive | solitary | solitudinarian | troglodyte | unsocial | withdrawn Related Terms | Find terms related to Recluse: See Also | John the Baptist | lone hand | lone wolf | loner Recluse In Webster's Dictionary \Re*cluse"\, a. [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere,
reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See {Close}.]
Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public
notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit;
a recluse life
In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. --J.
Philips.
\Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See {Recluse}, a.] 1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries. 2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] --Foxe. \Re*cluse"\, v. t. To shut; to seclude. [Obs.] |
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