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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hermits</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>anchorites</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>stylites</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>anchorites</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>people by state or condition</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hermit</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hermit&apos;s</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hermits&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>recluses</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Those who choose to live in seclusion and solitude. Examples are those who do so for religious motives. ]]></note></mads>