hermitage

IPA: hˈɝmʌtʌdʒ

A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
A place of seclusion.
A period of seclusion.
A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5073).
A hamlet in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6407).
A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY5095).
A small city in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States.
A former settlement in Mendocino County, California, United States.
A former community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Hickory County, Missouri, United States.
A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A neighbourhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.

Examples of "hermitage" in Sentences

And her hermitage is seen to this day in the suburbs of
Sri Yukteswar called his hermitage organization SAT-SANGA, “fellowship with truth.”
That which is called hermitage, and grows in this province of Dauphine, is sold on the spot for three livres a bottle.
"It is because you are living in what you call your hermitage that I have come," rejoined Agnes, with a slight color deepening her cheeks.
Though I live in a mining town in northern Saskatchewan, in a place my Toronto friend jokingly calls a hermitage, a larger writing community is just a click away.
It was with difficulty Lord Belmont forced us at night from this charming retirement, which he calls his hermitage, and which is the scene of his most pleasing hours.
The Carshalton Water Tower Trust cares for this superb building, which is available for local events and celebrations, and commands an enchanting view of Carshalton House, the grounds, and what is now called The hermitage we called it The Grotto, and were slightly scared of the big statue of St Joseph there.
On the summit of the rock stands a hermitage, which is now in the possession of an Englishman, who was formerly master of a vessel trading to Lisbon; and, having changed his religion and his manners, the latter of which, at least, were none of the best, betook himself to this place, in order to do penance for his sins.