hermitage

A noun referring to a secluded residence or dwelling, typically for a person who lives in solitude for religious or contemplative reasons.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine abgeschiedene Wohnstätte oder Behausung bezeichnet, meist für eine Person, die aus religiösen oder kontemplativen Gründen allein lebt.

1. Secluded dwelling C1 formal

   A place where a hermit lives, typically a remote and isolated dwelling.

   • The monk retreated to a hermitage in the mountains.
   • The hermitage was hidden deep within the forest.
   • He built a small hermitage by the lake for solitude.

   🇩🇪Einsiedelei

   Synonyme: cellcloisterhavenrefugeretreatsanctuary

2. Museum or gallery B2 formal

   A famous art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, originally a palace.

   • The Hermitage Museum houses one of the largest art collections in the world.
   • We visited the Hermitage during our trip to Saint Petersburg.
   • The Hermitage's collection includes works by Rembrandt and Da Vinci.

   🇩🇪Eremitage

• hermitages plural form
• hermitages' possessive plural form
• hermitage's possessive singular form