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cloister

noun C2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

a covered walkway in a convent or monastery, or a place of religious seclusion

In context

01

The scholar sought the quiet solitude of the ancient cloister to complete his writing.

02

The monks walked silently through the cloister.

Synonyms

monastery,sanctuary,gallery

Antonyms

street,outside

Collocations

cloister garden,quiet cloister,medieval cloister

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗