| NOUN | artifact | religious residence, cloister | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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| Meaning | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery). | |
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| Synonym | cloister | |
| 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 | |
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