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Cloistered vs Sequestered - What's the difference?

cloistered | sequestered | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between cloistered and sequestered

is that cloistered is dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary while sequestered is something that has already been separated.

As verbs the difference between cloistered and sequestered

is that cloistered is past tense of cloister while sequestered is past tense of sequester.

cloistered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
  • * Hudibras
    • Cloistered friars and vestal nuns.
  • * Shenstone
    • In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell, / Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell.
  • isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence
  • naive, lacking in worldliness
  • Furnished with cloisters.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (cloister)

    • sequestered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sequester)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Something that has already been separated.

    • Antonyms

    * unsequestered