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cloistered

[ kloi-sterd ]

adjective

  1. secluded from the world; sheltered:

    a cloistered life.

    Synonyms: aloof, isolated, withdrawn

  2. having a cloister or cloisters.


ˈcloistered

/ 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


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Other Words From

  • non·cloistered adjective
  • un·cloistered adjective
  • well-cloistered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cloistered1

First recorded in 1575–85; cloister + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

Formerly a playground for Sunday school kids, it has a spooky, cloistered feel to it.

But over the years, cloistered in their mountain keep, complete with moat, Bender and Patton became ever more reclusive.

Why should the cloistered wants of juvenile men, with baby opinions, dominate any medium and industry so many of us care about?

The Daily Pic: To capture cloistered life, Michelle Elzay dresses her photos alike.

After World War II, interstate highways opened, and new bypasses rerouted life away from cloistered downtowns.

But only a cloistered ecclesiastic can be held responsible for such military procedure.

Are you of those who think a husband should come to them as one whose youth has been the youth of cloistered nun?

Now, in the convent where she is cloistered all are dressed alike, all obey the rule of the same bell, all joy is gone.

Alicia bowed sweetly and the Sister inclined herself briefly with a cloistered smile.

Sometimes they are the work of departed saints or cloistered nuns; and a terrible waste of time they seem to our modern eyes.

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