cloistral
Like a monastery
Cloistral means of or relating to a cloister—the covered walkway surrounding a monastery courtyard, or monastic life generally.
The word suggests enclosure, seclusion, and withdrawal from worldly concerns: the cloistral quiet of the library, a cloistral existence devoted to scholarship.
It often carries connotations of peace and contemplation, though sometimes of excessive isolation.
Monastic house of worship
- prioryLesser monastic house
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- friarMendicant order member
nun · monk · vows · celibacy · habit · scriptorium · vespers · liturgy
Kept safe from harm
- hiddenKept out of sight
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
walled · insular · hermetic · inaccessible · protected · sanctuary · haven · retreat
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
prayerful · devotional · centering · mindfulness · silent · rumination · solitude · tranquility
abbey
Monastic house of worship
friar · nun · monk · vows · celibacy · habit · scriptorium · vespers · liturgy · chanting
sheltered
Kept safe from harm
- hiddenKept out of sight
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
enclosed · walled · insular · hermetic · inaccessible · protected · sanctuary · haven · retreat · shuttered
meditation
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
quietude · prayerful · devotional · centering · mindfulness · silent · rumination · solitude · tranquility · inner
courtyard
Enclosed open-air space
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
walkway · gallery · arches · garth · ambulatory · covered · vaulted · stone · medieval · gothic
cloistralsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
worldly · temporal · profane · lay · nonreligious
cloistralsociable
Inclined toward companionship
gregarious · outgoing · cosmopolitan · urbane · public