cloistral

[ kloi-struhl ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
cloisterlike.

Origin of cloistral

First recorded in 1595–1605; cloist(e)r + -al¹

Other 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. Roberts
But the rule was moral and academical, not cloistral or ascetic.
Oxford and Her Colleges | Goldwin Smith
Their resolutions contemplated the abolition of secret masses, cloistral confinement, and other antiscriptural customs.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon | Karl Friedrich Ledderhose
The 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'Reilly
They 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

cloistral

claustral

/ (ˈklɔɪstrəl) /

adjective

of, like, or characteristic of a cloister

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