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   Synonyms: aloof, isolated, withdrawn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

Other Word Forms

• noncloistered adjective
• uncloistered adjective
• well-cloistered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloistered¹

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

Example Sentences

A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.

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In the intervening years, Anderson, who is 95, has plumbed the cloistered world of clock collectors.

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Yet his work has never stayed cloistered within academia.

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Unlike Parolin, he has decades of pastoral experience – meaning he has been an active Church leader among the people as opposed to a diplomat for the Vatican or cloistered expert on Church law.

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The single storey building consists of five separate interconnecting buildings which are located around a cloistered courtyard and communal and administration areas.

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