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clois·ter
(kloi′stər)n.
1.
a. A quadrangle enclosed by an open colonnade and a covered walk.
b. The covered walk enclosing such a quadrangle.
2.
a. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
b. Life in a monastery or convent.
3. A secluded, quiet place.
tr.v. clois·tered, clois·ter·ing, clois·ters
1. To shut away from the world in or as if in a cloister; seclude.
2. To furnish (a building) with a cloister.
[Middle English cloistre, from Old French, alteration (influenced by cloison, partition) of clostre, from Latin claustrum, enclosed place, from claudere, to close.]
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cloister
(ˈklɔɪstə)n
1. (Architecture) 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
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (sometimes plural) a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) life in a monastery or convent
vb
(tr) to confine or seclude in or as if in a monastery
[C13: from Old French cloistre, from Medieval Latin claustrum monastic cell, from Latin: bolt, barrier, from claudere to close; influenced in form by Old French cloison partition]
ˈcloister-ˌlike adj
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clois•ter
(ˈklɔɪ stər)n.
1. a covered walk, esp. in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usu. opening onto a courtyard.
2. a courtyard, esp. in a religious institution, bordered with such walks.
3. a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent.
4. any quiet, secluded place.
5. life in a monastery or convent.
v.t. 6. to confine in a monastery or convent.
7. to confine in retirement; seclude.
8. to furnish with a cloister or covered walk.
9. to convert into a monastery or convent.
[1250–1300; Middle English cloistre < Anglo-French, Old French, b. cloison partition (see cloisonné) and clostre < Latin claustrum barrier]
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cloister
Past participle: cloistered
Gerund: cloistering
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| Noun | 1. |  cloister - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)convent - a religious residence especially for nuns monastery - the residence of a religious community priory - religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence" |
| 2. | cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) courtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | |
| Verb | 1. | cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
| 2. | cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" | |
| 3. | cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" |
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cloister
verbTo put into solitude:
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Translations
رِواقٌ في دَيْر
ambitklášter
buegangklostergang
manastirsamostan
kerengõkerengőkolostorzárda
bogagöng
dengta galerija
krusta eja
ambit
manastirманастир
клуатр
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cloister
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cloister
(ˈkloistə) noun a covered walk forming part of a monastery, church or college.
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