recluse
1Recluse — Re*cluse (r[ e]*kl[=u]s ), a. [F. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See {Close}.] Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or …
2recluse — recluse, hermit, eremite, anchorite, cenobite all designate a person who lives apart from the world usually in order to devote himself to prayer, contemplation, and penance. Recluse and hermit are also applied to persons who avoid intercourse… …
3Recluse — Re*cluse , n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See {Recluse}, a.] 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… …
4recluse — (n.) early 13c., person shut up from the world for purposes of religious meditation, from O.Fr. reclus (fem. recluse), noun use of reclus (adj.) shut up, from L.L. reclusus, pp. of recludere to shut up, enclose (but in classical L. to throw open… …
5recluse — [n] person who does not want social contact anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monk, nun, solitaire, solitary, troglodyte; concept 423 Ant. extrovert recluse / reclusive [adj] hermitlike, unsociable antisocial, ascetic, cloistered,… …
6Recluse — Re*cluse , v. t. To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
7recluse — ► NOUN ▪ a person who avoids others and lives a solitary life. DERIVATIVES reclusion noun reclusive adjective. ORIGIN from Old French reclus shut up , from Latin recludere enclose …
8recluse — [rek′lo͞os, ri klo͞os′] adj. [ME < OFr reclus < LL(Ec) reclusus < L, pp. of recludere, to shut off < re , back + claudere: see CLOSE2] shut away from the world; secluded; solitary n. a person who lives a secluded, solitary life… …
9Recluse — A recluse is someone in isolation who hides away from the attention of the public, a person who lives in solitude, i.e. seclusion from intercourse with the world. The word is from the Latin recludere , which means shut up or sequester .A person… …
10Recluse — Reclus (moine) Un reclus (ou une recluse) est un moine (ou moniale) qui, adoptant une forme extrême de pénitence, s’enferme en solitaire dans un espace restreint (une ‘celle’ ou cellule), soit pour un temps, soit pour la vie. Sa cellule se trouve …
