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- DictionaryClois·ter/ˈkloistər/
noun
- 1. a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other: "the shadowed cloisters of the convent"
verb
- 1. seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery: "the monastery was where the Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate"
a. : a monastic establishment. b. : an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted. c. : monastic life. young men and women choosing the cloister as a way of life. d. : a place or state of seclusion.
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.
CLOISTER definition: 1. a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space…. Learn more.
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."
noun. 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. sometimes plural a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery. life in a monastery or convent.
cloister. noun. /ˈklɔɪstə (r)/. /ˈklɔɪstər/. [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. Topics Religion and festivals c2, Buildings c2. Join us.
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
noun. 1. 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. (sometimes plural) a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery. 3. life in a monastery or convent. verb. 4. (transitive) to confine or seclude in or as if in a monastery.
CLOISTER definition: a covered stone passage around the edges of a garden in a church or religious building. Learn more.
Cloister definition: A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle.
