eremitism

Definitions of eremitism
  1. noun
    monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
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    monasticism
    asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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