as in hermit
a person who lives away from others an eremite wandering the desert alone as a test of his faith

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Recent Examples on the Web Walden, after all, is a kind of how-to guide, a self-help book for aspiring eremites. Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018

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“Eremite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eremite. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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