Definitions

1. noun

A dwelling, especially a secluded one, occupied by a hermit or hermits.

“She visited the old hermitage on the mountain, which was a quiet refuge from the world.”

2. noun

A place where someone, especially a hermit, lives in seclusion, often for religious reasons.

“The hermitage was a small wooden hut surrounded by a garden, where the monk lived a simple life.”

3. noun

A secluded or isolated place, especially one associated with a person or group, often for artistic or intellectual pursuits.

“The writer’s hermitage was a small cottage in the woods, where she spent most of her time writing novels.”

4. verb

To live or spend time in a secluded place, often for spiritual or artistic reasons.

“She had always wanted to hermitage in a remote cabin and focus on her painting.”