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Monk :: Monk (n.) A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty..

Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..

Sequester :: Sequester (v. t.) To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.

Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..

Sheeling :: Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed..

Orillon :: Orillon (n.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses..

Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..

Reclusion :: Reclusion (n.) A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.

Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.

Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.

Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.

Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.

Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.

Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem..

Superannuate :: Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension..

Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like..

Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..

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