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cloister

UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/

Translations

cloisternoun
cloisters
pl
UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/
The monks gathered in the cloister for evening prayers.
Монахи собрались в клуатре для вечерних молитв.
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
Synonyms
monastery
convent
abbey
hermitage
refuge
sanctuary
cloisterverb
cloistered
Past Simple
cloistered
Past Participle
cloistering
Gerund
UK
/ˈklɔɪstə/
US
/ˈklɔɪstər/
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
Synonyms
withdraw
shut away
isolate
seclude
cloisteradjective
Often used attributively to describe things related to a cloister or monastic life.
Synonyms
withdrawn
inward-looking
closeted
sequestered
retreating
private
protected
insular
introverted
hermitic
monastic
solitary
reclusive
sheltered
isolated
secluded
cloistered

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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