Cloister - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈklɔɪstər|  American pronunciation of the word cloister
Brit.  |ˈklɔɪstə|  British pronunciation of the word cloister

noun

- residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
- a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

verb

- surround with a cloister, as of a garden
- surround with a cloister
cloister the garden
- seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
She cloistered herself in the office

Extra examples

...monks living in a cloister in the country...

She cloistered herself in the office

The north pane of the cloister was always very sunny.

Word forms

noun
singular: cloister
plural: cloisters
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