4
reclusive(adjective, unsociable)
4
sequestered
4
severe(adjective, ascetic)
3
ascetic
3
eremitic
3
holy person
3
monasterial
3
single(adjective, celibate)
3
unmarried(adjective, celibate)
2
Spartan(adjective, ascetic)
2
abbot(noun, religious)
2
abstemious(adjective, ascetic, celibate)
2
abstinent(adjective, ascetic, celibate)
2
alone(adjective, celibate)
2
cenobite(noun, religious)
2
chaste(adjective, celibate)
2
clergyman
2
detached
2
dry(adjective, ascetic)
2
hermitic
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