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- noun Plural form of
hermitage .
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Examples
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From the very inception of the roder the so-called hermitages for which St. Francis made special provision servd for this object.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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These places are splendidly _meditative_, but they do not give me the idea of hermitages in the wilderness like that ruined Abbey of Sassovivo above Foligno.
The Spirit of Rome Vernon Lee 1895
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M. Guigue has catalogued the eleven "hermitages" (eight of them for men and three for women) which were distinctive of the ascetical life of Christian Lyons in the Middle Ages; these were cells in which persons shut themselves up for life after four years of trial.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Illustrations of such "hermitages" frequently appear in the magazines, and may be studied for suggestions.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Marion Mills Miller 1906
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"hermitages" of which more will be said below; St. Patiens (456-98) who successfully combated the famine and Arianism, and whom Sidonius
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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They plan to build a monastery mainly of stone with 30 separate hermitages for monks, a small dormitory for men in training to become monks, a commons area and a church spire rising the equivalent of 15 stories high.
Catholic Monks In Wyoming Face Opposition Over Monastery Plans AP 2010
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They plan to build a monastery mainly of stone with 30 separate hermitages for monks, a small dormitory for men in training to become monks, a commons area and a church spire rising the equivalent of 15 stories high.
Catholic Monks In Wyoming Face Opposition Over Monastery Plans AP 2010
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In addition to the communal retreat house, they maintain two small hermitages.
Elizabeth Cunningham: Longing For Silence And Solitude Elizabeth Cunningham 2011
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They dress in handmade full length robes, sleep in small individual housing units called hermitages with no radio, no TV, no Internet.
Catholic Monks In Wyoming Face Opposition Over Monastery Plans AP 2010
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They dress in handmade full length robes, sleep in small individual housing units called hermitages with no radio, no TV, no Internet.
Catholic Monks In Wyoming Face Opposition Over Monastery Plans AP 2010
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