cloistered
adjective
clois·tered
ˈklȯi-stərd 
1
: being or living in or as if in a cloister
cloistered nuns
2
: providing shelter from contact with the outside world
the cloistered atmosphere of a small college
the cloistered life of the monastery
Examples of cloistered in a Sentence
She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.
He spent most of his adult life cloistered in universities.
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The conservation effort is also rooted in faith as the cloistered community is inspired in part by Laudato Si', a 2015 encyclical from Pope Francis calling for environmental stewardship.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the rise of Aventura, bachata — Dominican folk music of the working class, which traces its roots to the 1960s — was largely a cloistered concern.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The price barrier is, for nearly everyone, insurmountable, but Sotheby’s newfound accessibility in the Breuer is bringing virality to the once cloistered auction world.
—David Lê, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
Does the oppression of cloistered women in Catholic Europe in any way connect to the liberation of dissenting women in Protestant Europe?
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the rise of Aventura, bachata — Dominican folk music of the working class, which traces its roots to the 1960s — was largely a cloistered concern.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The price barrier is, for nearly everyone, insurmountable, but Sotheby’s newfound accessibility in the Breuer is bringing virality to the once cloistered auction world.
—David Lê, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
Does the oppression of cloistered women in Catholic Europe in any way connect to the liberation of dissenting women in Protestant Europe?
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cloistered
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“Cloistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloistered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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