hermit Copy link Outline 1. ĕrēmīta (ἐρημίτης)2. ănăchōrēta (ἀναχωρητής) one who retires from the world)3. (pure Lat.) homo sōlĭtārius; vitam in agro agens (a recluse) • hermit: 1. ĕrēmīta (ἐρημίτης): Sulp. Ser. 2. ănăchōrēta (ἀναχωρητής) one who retires from the world): Sulp. Ser.: Sid.: also in later times written anchorita ("anchorite"). Acc. to Forcell. (ex Sulp. Ser.), the eremita had a definite abode in solitude; the anachoreta wandered abroad. 3. (pure Lat.) homo sōlĭtārius; vitam in agro agens (a recluse): Cic. Off. 2, 11, 39.