Associations to the word «Cloistered»

Wiktionary

CLOISTERED, adjective. Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
CLOISTERED, adjective. Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence
CLOISTERED, adjective. Naive, lacking in worldliness
CLOISTERED, adjective. Furnished with cloisters.
CLOISTERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of cloister

Dictionary definition

CLOISTERED, adjective. Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.
CLOISTERED, adjective. Providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot".

Wise words

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