eremitism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eremitism
    n 1: monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social
         dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious
         experience

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eremitism \Er"e*mit*ism\, n.
   The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social
   life.
   [1913 Webster]

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