cloister

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.

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[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

Imperative

cloister

cloister

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cloister - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) religious residence 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 border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
	2.	cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
	3.	cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

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cloister

verb

To put into solitude:

seclude, sequester, sequestrate.

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Translations

رِواقٌ في دَيْر

ambitklášter

buegangklostergang

KreuzgangKloster

μοναστήριμονήπεριστύλιο

claustro

cloître

manastirsamostan

kerengõkerengőkolostorzárda

bogagöng

chiostro

dengta galerija

krusta eja

klostergangsøylegang

монастырьобитель

ambit

manastirманастир

avlu

клуатр

回廊

cloister

[ˈklɔɪstəʳ] N → claustro m cloisters → soportales mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cloister

[ˈklɔɪstə^r] n → cloître m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cloister

n

(= covered walk) → Kreuzgang m

(= monastery) → Kloster nt

vr to cloister oneself (away) → sich von der Welt abkapseln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cloister

[ˈklɔɪstəʳ] n → chiostro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cloister

(ˈkloistə) noun

a covered walk forming part of a monastery, church or college. klooster رِواقٌ في دَيْر галерия със сводове покрай манастир claustro ambit der Kreuzgang klostergang; buegang στοάclaustro ristikäik رواق؛ راهروی سرپوشیده pylväskäytävä cloître מַעֲבָר קְשָתוֹת מְקוּרֶה मठ, कालेज इत्यादि का छायादार रास्ता, एकान्त स्थल samostan kerengő gereja atau universitas bogagöng chiostro 回廊 회랑 dengta galerija krusta eja serambi gereja kloostergangklostergang, bue-/søylegang krużganek صومعه، څپله، ددنيا دتار كانواستوګنځى claustro cloister, mănăstire крытая аркада ambit, krížová chodba stebrišče zasvođeni hodnik kloster-, pelargång ที่อยู่ทางศาสนา (เช่น วัด) avlu (修道院、教堂、學院等的)迴廊 крита аркада خانقاہ میں رہنا ، گوشہ نشینی ، عزلت نشینی tu viện （修道院等的）回廊

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