RECLUSE (2)

recluse (2). Recluse, n. one shut up or retired, a devout person

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Re‐cluse″, n. [[F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]] 1. 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. 2. The place where a recluse dwells. Foxe.