Meaning & use
cloistered
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secluded or shut away from the outside world.
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She grew up in a cloistered community with little contact with outsiders.
His cloistered upbringing left him unprepared for city life.
A note on using this word
Originally described monks or nuns living apart from the world in a monastery; now often used more broadly for any sheltered lifestyle.
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