adjective
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secluded or shut up from the world
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living in a monastery or nunnery
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(of a building, courtyard, etc) having or provided with a cloister
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Etymology
Origin of cloistered
Example Sentences
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He was born into the cloistered art world as the son of a German Jewish art dealer who fled Berlin in the 1930s and restarted his business in London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Journalists who work for institutions are so cloistered and shut down at this point.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2025
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.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
In the intervening years, Anderson, who is 95, has plumbed the cloistered world of clock collectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
I remained cloistered by sounds, timid and shy in public, too dependent on voices at home.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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