hermitical
Living in seclusion
Hermitical describes someone or something resembling a hermit—solitary, withdrawn from society, devoted to isolation.
The word applies to lifestyles, dwellings, or temperaments marked by seclusion: He led a hermitical existence in the mountains, her hermitical habits.
Hermitic is the more common variant.
Of religious community life
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- abstinentRefraining from pleasures
- celibateAbstaining from sex
- self-denyingSacrificing personal wants
fasting · pious · disciplined · temperate · puritanical · penitent · spartan · frugal
Inclined toward deep reflection
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- reflectiveCasting back light
- silentProducing no sound
spiritual · mystical · devotional · monastic · transcendent · mindful · philosophical · studious
Basic unit of life
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
hideaway · hut · cottage · shelter · grotto · cloister · monastery · ashram
Existing alone, apart
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- secludedSet apart, private
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
- isolatedSeparated from others
sequestered · antisocial · aloof · detached · unsociable · retiring · introverted · shut-in
monastic
Of religious community life
self-denying · fasting · pious · disciplined · temperate · puritanical · penitent · spartan · frugal · devout
meditative
Inclined toward deep reflection
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- reflectiveCasting back light
silent · spiritual · mystical · devotional · monastic · transcendent · mindful · philosophical · studious · ascetical
cell
Basic unit of life
refuge · hideaway · hut · cottage · shelter · grotto · cloister · monastery · ashram · anchorhold
solitary
Existing alone, apart
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- secludedSet apart, private
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
isolated · sequestered · antisocial · aloof · detached · unsociable · retiring · introverted · shut-in · recluse
hermiticalgregarious
Fond of companionship
sociable · outgoing · convivial · social · extroverted
hermiticalworldly
Experienced in practical affairs
secular · temporal · materialistic · urbane · sophisticated