(1):
(n.) In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.
(2):
(a.) Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.
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