reclusion

[ ri-kloo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. the condition or life of a recluse.
2. an act of shutting or the state of being shut up in seclusion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reclusion¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reclūsiōn- (stem of reclūsiō ) a shutting off, equivalent to Latin reclūs ( us ) recluse + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

He was thrown into prison and, in 1572, was sentenced to penance and reclusion, thus rendering him ineligible.

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It was little likely that the Central prison to which she was consigned in perpetual "reclusion" would ever surrender its prey.

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She escaped with two years of reclusion and six more of exile.

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Shall I add that the primary cause of my reclusion no longer operated so powerfully?

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In the central prisons three kinds of punishment exist, forced labour, confinement called 'reclusion,' and correction.

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