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St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace.
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Early in that novel, the protagonist meets a hermit named Cardenio who—in a tragicomic episode tailor-made for Shakespeare—has withdrawn to the Spanish hills after his friend stole his girlfriend.
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Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
According to the researchers, this chapel may have been dedicated to St. Pega, Guthlac’s sister, who was also a venerated hermit.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
According to the researchers, this chapel may have been dedicated to St. Pega, Guthlac’s sister, who was also a venerated hermit.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hermit
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“Hermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermit. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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