eremitical

eremitical
See eremitic.

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  • Eremitical — Eremitic Er e*mit ic, Eremitical Er e*mit ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to an eremite; hermitical; living in solitude. An eremitical life in the woods. Fuller. The eremitic instinct. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eremitical — eremite ► NOUN ▪ a Christian hermit. DERIVATIVES eremitic adjective eremitical adjective. ORIGIN Latin eremita hermit …   English terms dictionary

  • eremitical — adjective see eremite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eremitical — adj. of or pertaining to eremites or their practices of hermitic living; preferring solitude as a life style …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eremitical — er·e·mit·i·cal …   English syllables

  • eremitical — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitic • Ant: ↑cenobitic (for: ↑eremitic) • Pertains to noun: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon —     Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451)     Egypt was the Motherland of Christian monasticism. It sprang into existence there at the beginning of the fourth …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Christian monasticism before 451 — Eastern Christian monasticism developed for around a century and a half, and as a spontaneous religious movement, up to the time of the Council of Chalcedon, which took place in 451. At that Council, monasticism had become an acknowledged part of …   Wikipedia

  • Monasticism — • The act of dwelling alone (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks, friars, nuns, or in general… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • eremitic — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitical • Ant: ↑cenobitic • Pertains to noun: ↑eremite (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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