[Joe 6-pack]

"I had seen it, but I think I thought it meant the same as “hermit.”

Generally speaking, Cenobitc monks are communal and eremitic monasticism pertains to the solitary lifestyle. In the Orthodox tradition there are also the levritic and skete practices which are something of a combination of the two....

[Salvation]

Thanks for that additional information.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks - always good to increase one’s vocabulary.