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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.
The meaning of CLOISTERED is being or living in or as if in a cloister. How to use cloistered in a sentence.
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.
CLOISTERED meaning: 1. separated from and communicating little with the outside world: 2. surrounded by covered…. Learn more.
Definition of cloistered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CLOISTER definition: 1. a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space…. Learn more.
Define cloistered. cloistered synonyms, cloistered pronunciation, cloistered translation, English dictionary definition of cloistered. n. 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...
Cloistered definition: secluded from the world; sheltered. See examples of CLOISTERED used in a sentence.
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.
noun. a covered walk, usually around a quadrangle in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade on the inside and a wall on the outside. sometimes plural a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery. life in a monastery or convent.
