hermitage

1 of 2

noun (1)

her·​mit·​age ˈhər-mə-tij 

1

a

: the habitation of a hermit

b

: a secluded residence or private retreat : hideaway

c

: monastery

2

: the life or condition of a hermit

Hermitage

2 of 2

noun (2)

Her·​mi·​tage ˌ(h)er-mi-ˈtäzh 

: a red or white Rhone valley wine

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• concealment
• covert
• den
• hideaway
• hideout
• hidey-hole
• hidy-hole
• lair
• nest

Examples of hermitage in a Sentence

Noun (1)

On weekends he escapes to his hermitage in the mountains.

the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

An excavation in Lincolnshire revealed what appears to be a sacred site Archaeologists digging through a field in Lincolnshire, England, may have found a 1,300-year-old hermitage on the site of a much more ancient henge. —Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

The hermitage was his summer hideaway, a place for monthslong vacations with family and friends. —Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

Neither Stukeley’s hermitage nor Queen Caroline’s boasted a hermit-in-residence. —Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 July 2023

According to Campbell, garden hermitages originated in southern Europe, likely during the Italian Renaissance. —Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Tain-l'Ermitage, commune in France

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1680, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

hermitage

noun

her·​mit·​age ˈhər-mət-ij 

: a hermit's home

also : a residence screened or hidden from view : retreat