Definition of "hermitage" []

• The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits. (noun)
• A monastery or abbey. (noun)
• A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat. (noun)
• The condition or way of life of a hermit. (noun)

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• ""It is because you are living in what you call your hermitage that I have come," rejoined Agnes, with a slight color deepening her cheeks."
• "It was with difficulty Lord Belmont forced us at night from this charming retirement, which he calls his hermitage, and which is the scene of his most pleasing hours."
• "And her hermitage is seen to this day in the suburbs of"