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Recluse
Pronunciation : Re*cluse"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]
Definition : Defn: Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*cluse"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]
Definition : 1. 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.
2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*cluse"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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