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cloister

/ˈklɔɪstə/

/ˈklɔɪstər/

cloisternoun

cloisters

/ˈklɔɪstə/

/ˈklɔɪstər/

Translations

клуатр

The monks gathered in the cloister for evening prayers.

Монахи собрались в клуатре для вечерних молитв.

монастырь

She decided to spend a year in a cloister to find peace.

Она решила провести год в монастыре, чтобы найти покой.

Additional translations

галерея

обитель

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

cloisterverb

cloistered

Past Simple

cloistered

Past Participle

cloistering

Gerund

/ˈklɔɪstə/

/ˈklɔɪstər/

Translations

заточать

The monks cloister themselves in the monastery to focus on prayer and meditation.

Монахи заточают себя в монастыре, чтобы сосредоточиться на молитве и медитации.

Additional translations

уединять

изолировать

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

withdraw

shut away

isolate

seclude

cloisteradjective

Often used attributively to describe things related to a cloister or monastic life.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a cloister or monastic life; monastic.

The cloister rules were strict and unyielding.

Synonyms