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adjective
- 1. enclosed by or having a cloister: "a cloistered walkway"
- 2. kept away from the outside world; sheltered: "a cloistered upbringing"
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CLOISTERED definition: 1. separated from and communicating little with the outside world: 2. surrounded by covered…. Learn more.
1. : being or living in or as if in a cloister. cloistered nuns. 2. : providing shelter from contact with the outside world. the cloistered atmosphere of a small college. the cloistered life of the monastery. Synonyms. covert. hidden. isolated. quiet. remote. retired. secluded. secret. sheltered. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
noun. clois· ter ˈklȯi-stər. Synonyms of cloister. 1. a. : a monastic establishment. b. : an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted. c. : monastic life. young men and women choosing the cloister as a way of life. d. : a place or state of seclusion.
separated from and communicating little with the outside world: cloistered life These academics lead such a cloistered life. cloistered existence I came to appreciate the cloistered existence of the monks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Separateness and isolation in space.
Cloistered definition: secluded from the world; sheltered. See examples of CLOISTERED used in a sentence.
1. a. A quadrangle enclosed by an open colonnade and a covered walk. b. The covered walk enclosing such a quadrangle. 2. a. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion. b. Life in a monastery or convent. 3. A secluded, quiet place. tr.v. clois·tered, clois·ter·ing, clois·ters. 1.
cloistered in British English. (ˈklɔɪstəd ) adjective. 1. secluded or shut up from the world. 2. living in a monastery or nunnery. 3. (of a building, courtyard, etc) having or provided with a cloister.
adjective. providing privacy or seclusion. “the cloistered academic world of books”. synonyms: reclusive, secluded, sequestered. private. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy. adjective. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.
Definition of cloistered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a covered passage around esp. a square open space within a religious building, or the space such a passage goes around. (Definition of cloister from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
