cloistered

/'klɔistəd/
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cloistered

The scholar enjoyed a cloistered life among the books.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Providing privacy or seclusion; sheltered from the outside world. This describes a place or life that is quiet, private, and isolated from normal society. 2. Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows. This specifically describes the life of monks or nuns who live apart from society in a monastery or convent.

Usage and Examples
  • Describing a secluded place:
    • The cloistered garden was a peaceful retreat from the city's noise.
    • They found a cloistered courtyard hidden behind the old library.
  • Describing an isolated life or community:
    • He led a cloistered life, rarely leaving his country estate.
    • The cloistered academic world of books can seem detached from practical concerns.
  • Describing religious life:
    • She spent decades in a cloistered convent.
    • The monks followed a cloistered existence of prayer and meditation.
Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use: The word is often used figuratively to describe any environment that is intellectually or socially isolated.
    • The company's research division was too cloistered, leading to products that didn't meet market needs.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cloister (noun): A covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or church, often with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a courtyard. By extension, it can mean a place of religious seclusion or a quiet, secluded place.
    • The nuns walked in the cloister for contemplation.
  • Cloister (verb): To seclude or shut away from the world.
    • The writer cloistered himself in a cabin to finish his novel.
Synonyms
  • Secluded: Kept away from the view or presence of others.
  • Sequestered: Isolated and hidden away.
  • Sheltered: Protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities.
  • Reclusive: Avoiding the company of other people.
  • Insulated: Protected from outside influences.
Antonyms
  • Public
  • Worldly
  • Social
  • Exposed
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • To live a cloistered life: To live in isolation from the normal world, either by choice (e.g., a scholar) or by religious vocation.
    • After his fame, the artist chose to live a cloistered life far from the media.
cloistered

The scholar enjoyed a cloistered life among the books.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

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