The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
eremitical — eremite ► NOUN ▪ a Christian hermit. DERIVATIVES eremitic adjective eremitical adjective. ORIGIN Latin eremita hermit … English terms dictionary
eremitical — adjective see eremite … New Collegiate Dictionary
eremitical — See eremitic. * * * … Universalium
eremitical — adj. of or pertaining to eremites or their practices of hermitic living; preferring solitude as a life style … English contemporary dictionary
eremitical — er·e·mit·i·cal … English syllables
eremitical — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitic • Ant: ↑cenobitic (for: ↑eremitic) • Pertains to noun: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon — Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451) Egypt was the Motherland of Christian monasticism. It sprang into existence there at the beginning of the fourth … Catholic encyclopedia
Christian monasticism before 451 — Eastern Christian monasticism developed for around a century and a half, and as a spontaneous religious movement, up to the time of the Council of Chalcedon, which took place in 451. At that Council, monasticism had become an acknowledged part of … Wikipedia
Monasticism — • The act of dwelling alone (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks, friars, nuns, or in general… … Catholic encyclopedia
eremitic — adjective 1. of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living eremitic austerities • Syn: ↑eremitical • Ant: ↑cenobitic • Pertains to noun: ↑eremite (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
