cloistral
of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
Origin of cloistral
1Other words from cloistral
- un·clois·tral, adjective
Words Nearby cloistral
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How to use cloistral in a sentence
And from a thick maple on the edge of a clearing a hermit-thrush fluted slowly over and over his cloistral ecstasy.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. RobertsBut the rule was moral and academical, not cloistral or ascetic.
Oxford and Her Colleges | Goldwin SmithTheir resolutions contemplated the abolition of secret masses, cloistral confinement, and other antiscriptural customs.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon | Karl Friedrich LedderhoseThe iron grip has held cloistral Noyon that was only too content to be forgotten in its distinguished retirement.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThey are like a jeweled cloistral screen around the Holy of Holies.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for cloistral
claustral
/ (ˈklɔɪstrəl) /
of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
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