Cloister (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
  2. a courtyard, especially 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.
verb (used with object)
  1. to confine in a monastery or convent.
  2. to confine in retirement; seclude.
  3. to furnish with a cloister or covered walk.
  4. to convert into a monastery or convent.
noun
  1. 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. a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery
  3. life in a monastery or convent
verb
  1. to confine or seclude in or as if in a monastery
Cloister (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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