CLOISTRAL

cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical

(adjective) of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cloistral (comparative more cloistral, superlative most cloistral)

Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister.

Synonym: claustral

Sheltered from the world; monastic.

Secluded.

Anagrams

• Castrillo

Source: Wiktionary


Clois"tral, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or confined in, a cloister; recluse. [Written also cloisteral.] Best become a cloistral exercise. Daniel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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