recluse: Meaning and Definition of

rec•luse

Pronunciation: (n.rek'ls, ri-kls'adj.ri-kls', rek'ls), [key]

— n.

a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life.

—adj.

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