Cloistral

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or suggesting a cloister; secluded.
  • adjective. Living in a cloister.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a cloister; of the nature of a cloister; belonging to or dwelling in a cloister.
  • Secluded; retired.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or confined in, a cloister; recluse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or living in a cloister.
  • adjective. Sheltered from the world; monastic.
  • adjective. Secluded.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
  • Word Usage
    "A kind of cloistral quietude pervaded the place; the devotees who came in spoke in low voices, as if in a confessional, slipped their purchases into their bags furtively, and went off with downcast eyes."
    Equivalent
    unworldly  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
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    Words with the same meaning
    recluse  
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