claustral

[ klaw-struhl ]

adjective

1. cloistral; cloisterlike.

claustral

/ ˈklɔːstrəl /

adjective

1. See cloistral
   a less common variant of cloistral

Word History and Origins

Origin of claustral¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin claustrālis, equivalent to claustr ( um ) bolt, barrier ( claustrum ) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

Some collections which later were distinctively church libraries were at first claustral.

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The period of the greatest literary activity in the monasteries now began, and large claustral libraries were soon formed.

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When they did speak to me it was with their lips hardly moving, in a claustral, clear whisper.

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She resolved immediately to seek310 a refuge for the rest of her life in claustral virginity.

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The fervid heart of the royal nun was apparently beating placidly, in the quiet claustral surroundings.

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