medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: George FERZOCO <[log in to unmask]>
> Collectve eremitical life may not be as oxymoronic as one might think at
first:
>
> http://www.camaldolese.org/
i would submit that, for everyone but The Red Queen (or is it The
Caterpillar?), it is (or should be).
again, the Flawless OED:
hermit, n.
1.
a. One who from religious motives has retired into solitary life; esp. one of
the early Christian recluses.
b. transf. A person living in solitude.
2. **In senses immediately derived from 1**.
a. In the formal designation of certain monastic orders: e.g. Hermits of St.
Augustine: see eremite n. 2.
in other words, the HoSA and the Camaldolese have stolen the term.
verschlugener oxymorons.
c
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