Historical Dwellings

noun a place where a hermit lives in seclusion

• The hermitage was a secluded retreat where the monk spent his days in meditation.
• I heard there's a cool hermitage up in the mountains where you can disconnect from the world.
• Let's ditch this party and go chill at the hermitage for a while.
• His small cabin in the woods served as his own personal hermitage, away from the chaos of city life.

verb an action or state of being; in this case, 'lived' is a past tense verb indicating the action of residing in a place

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence; in this case, 'in' is a preposition indicating the location where someone resided

• The couple lived in a beautiful mansion in the countryside.
• My grandparents have lived in that house for over 50 years.
• I've lived in this neighborhood my whole life, it's home to me.
• She lived in fear of failure for years before finally pursuing her dreams.