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cloister

UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/

Translations

cloisternoun
cloisters
pl
UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/
cloîtreArchitecture religieuse.
The monks strolled through the cloister, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
Les moines se promenaient dans le cloître, profitant de l'atmosphère paisible.
cloîtrePar extension, lieu de retraite religieuse.
She decided to spend a year in a cloister to find peace and solitude.
Elle a décidé de passer un an dans un cloître pour trouver la paix et la solitude.
cloîtrePar extension, vie monastique.
He forsook the cloister for the battlefield.
Il a quitté le cloître pour le champ de bataille.
Additional translations
retraiteSens figuré : lieu calme et retiré.
Synonyms
monastery
convent
abbey
hermitage
refuge
sanctuary
cloisterverb
cloistered
Past Simple
cloistered
Past Participle
cloistering
Gerund
UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/
cloîtrerVerbe pronominal fréquent dans cet emploi.
After the scandal, the celebrity decided to cloister herself away from the public eye.
Après le scandale, la célébrité a décidé de se cloîtrer loin du regard du public.
Synonyms
isolate
withdraw
shut away
seclude
cloisteradjective
Often used attributively to describe things related to a cloister or monastic life.
monastiqueSens courant.
The cloister rules were strict and unyielding.
Les règles monastiques étaient strictes et inflexibles.
Additional translations
claustralPlus littéraire ou spécialisé.
Synonyms
cloistered
secluded
isolated
sheltered
reclusive
withdrawn
solitary
monastic
hermitic
introverted
insular
protected
private
retreating
sequestered
closeted
inward-looking

Definitions

cloisternoun
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 monks strolled through the cloister, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
A monastic establishment or a place of religious seclusion.
She decided to spend a year in a cloister to find peace and solitude.
A secluded or quiet place.
He retreated to his study, a cloister away from the noise of the household.
Monastic life or the state of living in religious seclusion.
He forsook the cloister for the battlefield.
cloisterverb
To seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.
After the scandal, the celebrity decided to cloister herself away from the public eye.
cloisteradjective
Relating to or characteristic of a cloister or monastic life; monastic.
The cloister rules were strict and unyielding.
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