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Definition of "claustration" [claustration]

  • Shutting up or enclosing, usually referring to a religious cloister. (noun)
  • A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity. (noun)

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Use "claustration" in a sentence
  • "As to whether the "claustration" to which I condemn myself may be a"
  • "So, given the nineteenth century, we are opposed, as a general proposition, and among all peoples, in Asia as well as in Europe, in India as well as in Turkey, to ascetic claustration."
  • "As to whether the “claustration” to which I condemn myself may be a “state of joy,” no."