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Exclaustration

Okay kiddo, let's talk about exclaustration. This word is a fancy way of saying that someone who is a part of a religious group, like monks or nuns, can take a break from living with their community for a little while.

So imagine you go to school every day and spend most of your time with your classmates and teacher. Sometimes you might want to take a break from school and spend some time with your family or friends instead. That's kind of like what exclaustration is for people in religious groups. They take a break from living with their community and might spend some time with their family or doing other things they enjoy.

Now, this break isn't forever because the person will eventually return to their religious community, just like how you eventually go back to school after your break. Sometimes people take an exclaustration because they need to think about their life or their faith, or maybe they're dealing with some personal issues that they need to work through.

In the end, exclaustration is just a fancy word for taking a break from living with a religious community and is a way for people to take some time for themselves before returning to their community.