hermitize
Retreat from society
To hermitize is to withdraw from society and live in seclusion, adopting the lifestyle of a hermit.
The word usually describes a deliberate choice to isolate oneself: After the scandal, he hermitized in a cabin upstate.
Someone might hermitize temporarily to focus on work or permanently to escape social demands.
Complete separation from others
- alonenessState of being solitary
- solitarinessState of being alone
- privacyFreedom from observation
- quietudeState of calm stillness
remoteness · seclusion · peacefulness · silence · reclusiveness · self-sufficiency · independence · detachment
Separate from others
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
hideaway · sequester · withdraw · shelter · haven · cell · cave · cabin
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- recedeMove back from
- disappearPass from visibility
- vanishCease to be visible
drop-out · disconnect · detach · remove · retire · step-back · opt-out · check-out
Of religious community life
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- simplicityLack of complexity
frugality · abstinence · temperance · celibacy · discipline · piety · sobriety · stoicism
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
enlightenment · mindfulness · solitude · silence · stillness · ponder · muse · ruminate
isolation
Complete separation from others
- alonenessState of being solitary
- solitarinessState of being alone
- privacyFreedom from observation
quietude · remoteness · seclusion · peacefulness · silence · reclusiveness · self-sufficiency · independence · detachment · separateness
isolate
Separate from others
refuge · hideaway · sequester · withdraw · shelter · haven · cell · cave · cabin · cottage
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
vanish · drop-out · disconnect · detach · remove · retire · step-back · opt-out · check-out · ghost
monastic
Of religious community life
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
simplicity · frugality · abstinence · temperance · celibacy · discipline · piety · sobriety · stoicism · sacrifice
meditation
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
wisdom · enlightenment · mindfulness · solitude · silence · stillness · ponder · muse · ruminate · satori
hermitizesocialize
Interact with others
mingle · fraternize · network · congregate · commune