Understanding the meaning of cloister

cloister

/'klɔɪstər/

noun
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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religious residence

type of:
residence
noun
a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
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type of:
court courtyard
verb
seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
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"She cloistered herself in the office"

type of:
insulate isolate
verb
surround with a cloister
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"cloister the garden"

type of:
surround border environ ring skirt
verb
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
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type of:
surround skirt border environ ring

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