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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread hermit #77654 08/05/2002 5:55 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Boorstein in "The Seekers" says "hermit" is derived from Greek for "desert" because the early Christian ascetics lived in the desert to escape temptation of the inhabited places. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted hermit wwh 08/05/2002 5:55 PM Re: monk wwh 08/05/2002 6:46 PM Re: universitas wwh 08/05/2002 7:43 PM Re: rhapsody wwh 08/06/2002 4:37 PM Re: monument wwh 08/06/2002 4:46 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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