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Definition of Hermits

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Hermit Her"mit, n. (Cookery) A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.
Hermit
Hermit Her"mit, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F. hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary. Cf. Eremite.] 1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and retired into this solitary spot. --Addison. 2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] ``We rest your hermits.' --Shak. Hermit crab (Zo["o]l.), a marine decapod crustacean of the family Pagurid[ae]. The species are numerous, and belong to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal. Hermit thrush (Zo["o]l.), an American thrush (Turdus Pallasii), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song. Hermit warbler (Zo["o]l.), a California wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.

Meaning of Hermits from wikipedia

- the Rule of St Benedict lists hermits among four kinds of monks. In the Roman Catholic Church, in addition to hermits who are members of religious institutes...
- produced by Mickie Most. Herman's Hermits also appeared in four films, two of which were vehicles for the band. Herman's Hermits was formed from two different...
- Many species of hermits form leks and congregate on traditional display grounds, where females visit to choose a mate. Male hermits are generally less...
- hermit crab, Pagurus hemphilli (Benedict)". Marine Behaviour and Physiology. 6 (3): 185–188. doi:10.1080/10236247909378565. ISSN 0091-181X. "Hermits:...
- Garden hermits or ornamental hermits were people encouraged to live alone in purpose-built hermitages, follies, grottoes, or rockeries on the estates...
- hermits, seven people discovered in Ruinerwold Esther Hermitte, a social anthropologist from Argentina Herman's Hermits, an English pop band Hermit Formation...
- The discography of the British beat band Herman's Hermits. Notes A ^ The London Look was a promo-only EP sponsored by Yardley Cosmetics. Chart position...
- Herman's Hermits (sometimes called Introducing Herman's Hermits) is the debut album of the band Herman's Hermits, first issued in 1965. As was typical...
- "No Milk Today". Herman's Hermits sold more than 60 million records and had 14 gold singles and seven gold albums. The Hermits were twice named in the U...
- as the Augustinians, Austin friars, or Friars Hermits and were historically known as the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (Latin: Ordo eremitarum sancti...