clois·tral
(kloi′strəl) also claus·tral (klô′strəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or suggesting a cloister; secluded.
2. Living in a cloister.
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cloistral
(ˈklɔɪstrəl) or claustral
adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
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clois•tral
(ˈklɔɪ strəl)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or living in a cloister.
2. resembling a cloister; cloisterlike.
[1595–1605]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. | 1. | cloistral - of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vowsunworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney |
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Translations
klášterní
luostari
kolostori
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