Synonyms:
- Diogenes,
- Hieronymian,
- Hieronymite,
- Timon of Athens,
- anchoress,
- anchorite,
- ascetic,
- bedridden invalid,
- cloistered monk,
- closet cynic,
- desert fathers,
- desert saints,
- eremite,
- hermit,
- hermitess,
- invalid,
- isolationist,
- loner,
- marabout,
- outcast,
- pariah,
- pillar saint,
- pillarist,
- recluse,
- seclusionist,
- shut-in,
- solitaire,
- solitary,
- solitudinarian,
- stay-at-home,
- stylite