What does "recluse" mean?
Recluse: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
- 3.To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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