An eremite is a religious hermit who withdraws from society to live in solitude, typically in remote or desolate places such as deserts, mountains, or forests, for the purpose of spiritual contemplation, prayer, and ascetic discipline; derived from the Greek “erēmitēs” meaning “of the desert,” eremites seek a life of isolation to deepen their devotion to God, free from worldly distractions, and are often associated with early Christian traditions like the Desert Fathers, though the term can apply broadly to any solitary religious recluse across faiths.