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- DictionaryClois·tered/ˈkloistərd/
adjective
- 1. having or enclosed by a cloister, as in a monastery: "a cloistered walkway bordered the courtyard"
- 2. kept away from the outside world; sheltered: "a cloistered upbringing"
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.
CLOISTERED definition: 1. separated from and communicating little with the outside world: 2. surrounded by covered…. Learn more.
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.
Cloistered definition: secluded from the world; sheltered. See examples of CLOISTERED used in a sentence.
cloistered. ( ˈklɔɪstəd) adj. 1. secluded or shut up from the world. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) living in a monastery or nunnery. 3. (Architecture) (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.
CLOISTERED meaning: 1. separated from and communicating little with the outside world: 2. surrounded by covered…. Learn more.
cloistered in American English. (ˈklɔistərd) adjective. 1. secluded from the world; sheltered. a cloistered life. 2. having a cloister or cloisters. SYNONYMS 1. withdrawn, isolated, aloof, sequestered.
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Cloistered Definition. Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary. Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence. Naive, lacking in worldliness. Furnished with cloisters. Simple past tense and past participle of cloister.
