cloisters

Meanings

Noun

• residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
• a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
• plural of cloister

Verb

• surround with a cloister, as of a garden
• surround with a cloister
• seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
• third-person singular simple present indicative of cloister

Synonyms

cloister, religious residence