- 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. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. The place where a recluse dwells. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To shut up; to seclude. Source: opted
- 5. adj. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude Source: wordnet
- 6. n. one who lives in solitude Source: wordnet
- 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.] Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 s. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude Source: ecdict
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