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Definition of Hermitical
1. Adjective. Characterized by ascetic solitude. "His hermitic existence"
Similar to: Unworldly
Derivative terms: Anchorite, Eremite, Eremite, Hermit, Hermit, Hermit, Hermit
Definition of Hermitical
1. a. Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit.
Definition of Hermitical
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hermitical
Literary usage of Hermitical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"hermitical food the poetical tribe Of classics have happen'd sometimes to describe'
And their native descriptions are constantly found To relate in some ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"hermitical, (her mit'-e-kal) a. Suitable to a hermit. HERN. See HERON.
HERNIA, (her'-ne-a) nJ Any kind of rupture. HERO, (he'-ro) n. ». ..."
3. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages by Edward Lewes Cutts (1872)
"... because, for a long time, he had lived the hermitical life there; they received
him into a certain chamber within the church, because of the holiness ..."
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