 cloister |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (housing) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) | |
| Synonyms: | religious_residence | |
| Related terms: | residence monastery convent priory | |
| 2. | [ verb ] seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister | |
| Examples: | "She cloistered herself in the office" |
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| Related terms: | isolate religious_residence | |
| 3. | [ verb ] surround with a cloister, as of a garden | |
| Related terms: | surround | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (geography) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) | |
| Related terms: | court religion | |
| Similar spelling: |
cloistered clyster cluster clustered cloistral clustering Cleistes clast claystone claustrum clostridia clastic clostridium Clugston Clogston cleistocarp |
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