cloistral

/'klɔistəl/

Thân thiện

The monks lead a cloistral life of prayer and study.

Definition

Adjective 1. Relating to or characteristic of a cloister or convent; monastic: Describes something pertaining to the secluded life within a religious community, especially one living under vows. 2. Secluded from the outside world; reclusive: Describes a state or quality of being sheltered, withdrawn, or isolated, akin to life in a religious cloister.

Usage and Examples

• The old monastery had a cloistral silence, broken only by the chanting of prayers.
• Her cloistral existence, devoted entirely to study, reminded him of a medieval scribe.
• The architecture of the building, with its enclosed courtyard, created a cloistral atmosphere.

Advanced Usage

• In a figurative sense: Can describe any environment or lifestyle that is intensely secluded, quiet, or cut off from worldly affairs, not strictly religious.
  • The scholar's cloistral dedication to his research left him unaware of current events.

Variants and Related Words

• Cloister (noun): A covered walk in a convent, monastery, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other; also refers to the secluded life itself.
• Cloistered (adjective): Very similar in meaning to "cloistral," often used interchangeably to mean secluded or sheltered from the world.
  • He led a cloistered life in the remote countryside.

Synonyms

• Monastic
• Secluded
• Reclusive
• Sheltered
• Withdrawn
• Hermitic

Antonyms

• Worldly
• Secular
• Social
• Public
• Extroverted

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cloistered
• conventual
• monastic
• monastical