Eremikophobia
noun
a fear of deserts, sand
Word Origin
Latin eremita ‘recluse, hermit’
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noun a passion for stillness, solitude Word Origin Latin eremita ‘recluse, hermit’
- Eremite
[er-uh-mahyt] /ˈɛr əˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow. /ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite n. c.1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.), from Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: […]
- Eremitic
[er-uh-mahyt] /ˈɛr əˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow. /ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite n. c.1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.), from Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: […]
- Eremitical
[er-uh-mahyt] /ˈɛr əˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow. /ˈɛrɪˌmaɪt/ noun 1. a Christian hermit or recluse Compare coenobite n. c.1200, learned form of hermit (q.v.), from Church Latin eremita. Since mid-17c. in poetic or rhetorical use only, except in reference to specific examples in early Church history. Related: […]
- Eremitophobia
noun a fear of stillness, solitude, deserted places; also called eremophobia See eremophobia Word Origin Greek eraemia ‘solitude’