cloister
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
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- (noun) A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
- (noun) A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
- (noun) The monastic life.
Meanings
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noun A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
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noun A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
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noun The monastic life.
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verb To become a Roman Catholic religious.
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verb To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
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verb To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
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verb To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
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verb To protect or isolate.
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Summary
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
- (noun) A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
- (noun) A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
- (noun) The monastic life.