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cloistered

[kloi-sterd]

adjective

  1. secluded from the world; sheltered.

    a cloistered life.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. having a cloister or cloisters.



ˈǾٱ

/ ˈɔɪə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • noncloistered adjective
  • uncloistered adjective
  • well-cloistered adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cloistered1

First recorded in 1575–85; cloister + -ed 2
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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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The assured magnate, the superficial wife, the doted-upon child who was raised so cloistered he whistles canary songs to a tank of crawdads and tries to teach pet tricks to a fish.

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Katz suggests that the artists’ apparent desire for a popular hug alienated a cloistered art public.

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