| NOUN | artifact | cloister, religious residence | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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| artifact | cloister | a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) | |
| VERB | stative | cloister | surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
| contact | cloister | surround with a cloister | |
| change | cloister | seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister |
| Sounds | kloy'ster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery). | |
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| Synonym | religious residence | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | residence | The official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) |
| Spanish | claustro, residencia religiosa | |
| Catalan | claustre, residència religiosa | |
| Adjectives | cloistral | of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows |
| Verbs | cloister | seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister |
| Meaning | A courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions). | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| Broader | court, courtyard | An area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings |
| Spanish | claustro | |
| Catalan | claustre | |
| Verbs | cloister | surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
| Meaning | Surround with a cloister, as of a garden. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | surround, environ, ring, skirt, border | Extend on all sides of simultaneously |
| Spanish | enclaustrar, recluir | |
| Catalan | enclaustrar, recloure | |
| Nouns | cloister | a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) |
| Meaning | Surround with a cloister. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "cloister the garden" | |
| Broader | surround, environ, ring, skirt, border | Extend on all sides of simultaneously |
| Meaning | seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She cloistered herself in the office" | |
| Broader | isolate, insulate | place or set apart |
| Spanish | enclaustrarse | |
| Catalan | enclaustrar-se, enclaustrar | |
| Nouns | cloister | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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