Thesaurus: recluse

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1. a. Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.
2. a. A class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/person">person who lives in class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/seclusion">seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries.
3. a. The place where a recluse dwells.
4. v. t. To shut up; to seclude.
5. adj. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
6. n. one who lives in solitude
7. Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips. 1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries. 2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe. To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
8. Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from publicnotice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; arecluse lifeIn meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.
9. n:100 s. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude