cloistral

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 vowscloistral - of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
unworldly - 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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