[n] one retired from society for religious reasons
hermit
abstainer, Albigensian, anchoress, ascetic, bedridden invalid, bhikshu, Catharist, cloistered monk, closet cynic, dervish, desert fathers, desert saints, Diogenes, eremite, fakir, flagellant, Franciscan, hermit, hermitess, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, homebo