re-encloisterv.
/ˌriːᵻnˈklɔɪstə/, U.S. /ˌriənˈklɔɪstər/ rare.
transitive. To confine or seclude (a person) again in a cloister. Also figurative.
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re-encloister1632
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 286 Bidding farewell to the Church of St. Saluatore, and being re-incloystred againe.
2005 P. Mortensen in F. Ogée Better in France? iii. 283 It is almost as though Lewis's youthful characters..choose to reencloister themselves voluntarily.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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