cloistering
Withdrawing from society
Cloistering is secluding or shutting away from the world, as in a cloister—the enclosed area of a monastery or convent.
The term suggests withdrawal into isolation, whether physical or figurative: After the scandal, she spent months cloistering herself from the press.
One can be cloistered by choice or by external forces.
Religious seclusion dwelling
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- prioryLesser monastic house
- friaryMendicant monks' residence
nunnery · monk · nun · vows · celibacy · asceticism · habit · enclosure
Secluded religious dwelling
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
respite · shelter · escape · withdrawal · sabbatical · asylum · oasis · repose
Focused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
solitude · prayer · contemplation · mindfulness · self-examination · quietude · inner life · spiritual practice
Complete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- sequesteringRemoving from general access
- confinementState of being restricted
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
sheltering · separation · privacy · reclusiveness · segregation · cocooning · insulation · detachment
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
friary · nunnery · monk · nun · vows · celibacy · asceticism · habit · enclosure · order
hermitage
Secluded religious dwelling
hideaway · respite · shelter · escape · withdrawal · sabbatical · asylum · oasis · repose · getaway
meditation
Focused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- silenceTotal lack of sound
stillness · solitude · prayer · contemplation · mindfulness · self-examination · quietude · inner life · spiritual practice · devotion
isolation
Complete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- sequesteringRemoving from general access
- confinementState of being restricted
enclosure · sheltering · separation · privacy · reclusiveness · segregation · cocooning · insulation · detachment · shutting away
cloisteringexposing
Making something known
revealing · unveiling · publicizing · socializing · displaying
cloisteringreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · emancipating · unleashing · letting out
cloisteringexposing
Making something known
endangering · imperiling · subjecting · laying bare · throwing to the wolves