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- Dictionarycloister/ˈklɔɪstə/
noun
- 1. a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a colonnade open to a quadrangle on one side: "the shadowed cloisters of the convent" Similar
verb
- 1. seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery: "the monastery was where the Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate"
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CLOISTER definition: 1. a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space…. Learn more.
The meaning of CLOISTER is a monastic establishment. How to use cloister in a sentence.
A cloister (from Latin claustrum, "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth.
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.
SYNONYMY NOTE: cloister is the general term for a place of religious seclusion, for either men or women, and emphasizes in connotation retirement from the world; convent, once a general term synonymous with cloister, is now usually restricted to such a place for women (nuns), formerly called a nunnery; monastery usually refers to a cloister for ...
A cloister is an enclosed garden, usually surrounded by covered walkways. Because such spaces are often featured in buildings that house religious orders, cloister can be used to mean "monastery" or "convent."
Definition of cloister noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, usually plural] a covered passage with arches around a square garden, usually forming part of a cathedral, convent or monastery. The 12th century church and cloisters remain surprisingly intact. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
Cloister definition: A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle.
SYNONYMY NOTE: cloister is the general term for a place of religious seclusion, for either men or women, and emphasizes in connotation retirement from the world; convent, once a general term synonymous with cloister, is now usually restricted to such a place for women (nuns), formerly called a nunnery; monastery usually refers to a cloister for ...
CLOISTER meaning: 1 : a place where monks or nuns live a monastery or convent; 2 : a covered path or hall with arches that is on the side of a building (such as a monastery or church) and that has one open side usually facing a courtyard
