eremite (2)

[Gr. erēmos =lonely, in allusion to its rarity.] Min.: The same as MONAZITE (q. v.). ěr-ě-mit-Ic, *ěr-ě-mit-Ic-al, *er-e-mit-ic all, a. [Eng. eremit(e); -ic, -ical.] 1. Relating to or having the nature or character of a hermit; living in solitude or seclusion. "They have multitudes of religious orders, eremitical and cenobitical." -Stilling fleet. 2. Spent in solitude or seclusion. "Led an eremitic all life in the woods near Stafford."Fuller: Worthies; Staff ords hire.