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SOLITUDINARIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solitudinarian mean?
• SOLITUDINARIAN (noun)
The noun SOLITUDINARIAN has 1 sense:
1. one who lives in solitude
Familiarity information: SOLITUDINARIAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who lives in solitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte
Hypernyms ("solitudinarian" is a kind of...):
lone hand; lone wolf; loner (a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)
Instance hyponyms:
John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist ((New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome)
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