Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ermita

English translation:

hermitage

Added to glossary by alexandra123
May 13, 2005 05:53
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Hermita

Spanish to English Other Religion
I am looking for the translation of this word. I kow what it is I just cannot find the right word for it in english. I would describe it in the translation but the problem is that it is part of a list on a table so I cannot exactly extend. I thank everyone for helping me out... :)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 hermitage
4 hermitage
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May 13, 2005 06:03: Oso (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

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Spanish term (edited): ermita
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hermitage

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Ermita:
Capilla o santuario, generalmente pequeño, situado por lo común en despoblado y que no suele tener culto permanente.
Peer comment(s):

agree Oso (X) : Hola Pepis, disculpa por repetir tu respuesta, supongo que me tardé demasiado con la ventanita abierta ¶:^)
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agree Egmont
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Thx avrvm :)
disagree Gabo Pena : the correct term is 'religious shrine'
16 hrs
Thx Bo :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks to both of you. your answers were equally good and I had to decide who to vote for...was not easy so I flipped a coin... thanks again"
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hermitage

her·mit·age
n.
1.
a. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.
b. A monastery or abbey.
2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.

Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

[Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit. See hermit.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

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Note added at 2005-05-13 06:07:30 (GMT) Post-grading
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Es curioso pues aunque en Google se encuentran 14,300 hits para la palabra \"hermita\", en el DRAE sólo viene \"ermita\" sin la \"h\".
Espero, como dice Pepis, que estemos traduciendo la palabra que buscas.
Oso ¶:^)
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