Claustration
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister. countable, uncountable
"He could scare find it in his heart to accuse Roderick of neglect of that function, united to him though the girl might be by a double bond; for it was natural that the inspirations of a man of genius should be both capricious and imperious, and on what plan had he ever started moreover but on that of diligence and claustration?"
- 2 A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"He could scare find it in his heart to accuse Roderick of neglect of that function, united to him though the girl might be by a double bond; for it was natural that the inspirations of a man of genius should be both capricious and imperious, and on what plan had he ever started moreover but on that of diligence and claustration?"
Etymology
From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”).
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