cloistral
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cloistral
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Latin claustrālis (“of the cloister”), probably via Middle French cloistral. Doublet of claustral.
adjective more cloistral · most cloistral · cloisteral · cloysteral · cloystral
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Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister.
1606, Samuel Daniel, The Queen’s Arcadia, in The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel, London: R. Gosling, 1717, The Epistle, pp. 151-152,
… it is in that Kind [of Words], as best accords
With rural Passions, which use not to reach
Beyond the Groves, and Woods, where they were bred
And best become a
Similar: claustral
- Sheltered from the world; monastic. Speak not! he is consecrated— / Breathe no breath across his eyes: / Lifted up and separated / On the hand of God he lies, / In a sweetness beyond touching,—held in cloistral sanctities.
- Secluded. [C]loistral avenues, / Where silence dwells if music be not there: […]
Translations
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adj of, pertaining to, or living in a cloister
| Español | claustral |
|---|---|
| Français | claustral |
| Deutsch | klösterlich |
| Italiano | claustrale |
| Русский | монасты́рский monastýrskij |
adj sheltered from the world; monastic
| Español | monástico |
|---|---|
| Português | monástico |
| Français | monastique, monacal |
| Deutsch | klösterlich, Mönchs- |
| Русский | монасты́рский monastýrskij |
Talk about this word "cloistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cloistral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cloistral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cloistral "cloistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cloistral.Cite this
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