Bible Dictionaries
Hermit

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.

(2):

(n.) A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives.

(3):

(n.) A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hermit'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hermit.html. 1828.