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Recluse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries.
2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.