Definition of recluses:
(n) :
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
(adj) :
Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
(adj) :
Hidden, secret.
(n) :
(obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
(v) :
(transitive, obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
(n) :
See also Thesaurus:recluse