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keşiş — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hermit noun A person who lives alone, away from other people, often by choice.
  • monk noun A man who has devoted his life to religious duty, typically living in a monastery under vows.
  • priest noun A person trained and ordained to lead religious services and rites in a church or temple.
  • solitary adjective Alone; without any companions present.

Senses

keşiş is used for these senses in English:

  • hermit A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
  • priest A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
  • solitary (countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

hermit — full definition

  1. noun A person who lives alone, away from other people, often by choice.
  2. noun A small creature that lives inside a borrowed shell, i.e. a hermit crab.

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