a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.

Also, incluse. a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life.

shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons.

characterized by seclusion; solitary.

adjective

gregarious , sociable

adjective

antisocial , ascetic , cloistered , eremitic , hermetic , hermit-like , isolated , misanthropic , monastic , recluse , reserved , retiring , secluded , secluse , seclusive , sequestered , solitary , standoffish , withdrawn