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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.
Synonyms: ,
- 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
/ ˈɔɪə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈǾٱ-ˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ǿt· adjective
- Ǿt· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cloister1
Example Sentences
The single storey building consists of five separate interconnecting buildings which are located around a cloistered courtyard and communal and administration areas.
The assured magnate, the superficial wife, the doted-upon child who was raised so cloistered he whistles canary songs to a tank of crawdads and tries to teach pet tricks to a fish.
Katz suggests that the artists’ apparent desire for a popular hug alienated a cloistered art public.
“It is cloistered, but with an underlying power.”
The rich, dim interiors of Cohn’s cloistered world give way to the gaudy, golden posturing of Trump’s living spaces.
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