cloistral Definition

cloister
noun

1. A covered walkway built around a garden or quadrangle, which has an open colonnade on one side and a solid outer wall on the other.
2a. A place of religious retreat, eg a monastery or convent;

Thesaurus: monastery, hermitage, abbey, convent, retreat, friary, priory, nunnery.
2b. The quiet secluded life of such a place.

verb

cloistered, cloistering
1. To keep someone away from the problems of normal life in the world.

Derivative: cloistered
adj

Secluded.
Thesaurus: reclusive, withdrawn, sequestered, secluded, insulated, confined; sheltered, protected, shielded.

Derivative: cloistral

Relating to or like a cloister.

Living in a cloister.

Etymology: 13c: from French cloistre, from Latin claustrum a bolt or bar.