cloistral

[ kloi-struh l ]

/ ˈklɔɪ strəl /

of, relating to, or living in a cloister.

cloisterlike.

Origin of cloistral

First recorded in 1595–1605; cloist(e)r + -al¹

un·clois·tral, adjective

Her face showed smooth and saint-like between the cloistral bands.

The Helpmate |May Sinclair
Of this cloistral mood the church music of the Palestrina age is the most subtle and suggestive embodiment ever realized in art.

Music in the History of the Western Church |Edward Dickinson
Then he could easily imagine himself living a hundred leagues removed from Paris, far from society, in cloistral security.

Against The Grain |Joris-Karl Huysmans
Nevertheless, amorphous as it might be, there was in it a reminiscence of the wondrous, cloistral origin of education.

The Rainbow |D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Society flower, withered and faint with gaiety, seeking refreshment in the cloistral, the academic!

The Whirligig of Time |Wayland Wells Williams

cloistral

/ (ˈklɔɪstrəl) /

of, like, or characteristic of a cloister