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cloistered

The correct spelling is cloistered.

How to pronounce cloistered

verb

Say it like: Clo-yst-ere-d

The correct spelling is cloistered. To become a Roman Catholic religious. For example: "The architect cloistered the college just like the monastery which founded it."

Usage Examples

The architect cloistered the college just like the monastery which founded it.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To become a Roman Catholic religious.
  2. 2.To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
  3. 3.To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
  4. 4.To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
  5. 5.To protect or isolate.

adjective

  1. 1.Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
  2. 2.Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence
  3. 3.Naive, lacking in worldliness
  4. 4.Furnished with cloisters.

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