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cloister
[ kloi-ster ]
noun
- a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- a courtyard, especially in a religious institution, bordered with such walks.
- a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent.
- any quiet, secluded place.
- life in a monastery or convent.
verb (used with object)
- to confine in a monastery or convent.
- to confine in retirement; seclude.
- to furnish with a cloister or covered walk.
- to convert into a monastery or convent.
cloister
/ ˈklɔɪstə /
noun
- a covered walk, usually around a quadrangle in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade on the inside and a wall on the outside
- sometimes plural a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery
- life in a monastery or convent
verb
- tr to confine or seclude in or as if in a monastery
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Derived Forms
- ˈcloister-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- cloister·less adjective
- cloister·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cloister1
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Example Sentences
The idea of the silence and solitude of the cloister inspired the highly-imaginative girl with a blaze of enthusiasm.
Yes, I knew he would not be in, and so we left him lying down on the bench in the cloister till dinner was over.
I am not sure whether a cloister or a prison, commanding a fine view, be preferable to one without.
You will hear of him; he does not live in a cloister; he is always doing something for somebody.
In the Cloister garden of the Cathedral are preserved a tesselated pavement and the sepulchral slab of a Roman warrior.
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