How was the hermit called in the past?
anchorite
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pāramitā
recluse
An anchorite "one who has retired from the world", from the verb anachōréō, signifying "to withdraw" is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, or Eucharist-focused life. Often permanently locked in cells.
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