cloistral

• Qui se rapporte à un cloître ou à un monastère; qui évoque la réclusion, la solitude ou une vie retirée et monastique.

Relating to or characteristic of a cloister; secluded, solitary, or monastic in nature.

1. Relating to monastic lifeC2formal

   Pertaining to a life lived in a monastery or convent, secluded from worldly affairs under religious vows.

   Relatif à la vie monastique

   • The cloistral silence of the abbey was broken only by the sound of chanting.
   • He chose a cloistral existence, dedicating himself entirely to prayer and study.
   • The architecture of the building reflected its cloistral origins.

   Synonymescloisteredconventualmonasticreligious

   Antonymesmundaneprofanesecularworldly