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- Dictionarycloister/ˈklɔɪstə/
noun
- 1. a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a colonnade open to a quadrangle on one side: "the shadowed cloisters of the convent" Similar
verb
- 1. seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery: "the monastery was where the Brothers would cloister themselves to meditate"
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a monastic establishment; an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted; monastic life… See the full definition
A cloister (from Latin claustrum, "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth.
CLOISTER definition: 1. a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space…. Learn more.
1. a covered walk, esp. in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usu. opening onto a courtyard. 2. a courtyard, esp. in a religious institution, bordered with such walks. 3. a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent. 4. any quiet, secluded place. 5. life in a monastery or convent.
A cloister is an enclosed garden, usually surrounded by covered walkways. Because such spaces are often featured in buildings that house religious orders, cloister can be used to mean "monastery" or "convent."
A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral. The thirteenth-century cloisters are amongst the most beautiful in central Italy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
Definition of cloister noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, usually plural] a covered passage with arches around a square garden, usually forming part of a cathedral, convent or monastery. The 12th century church and cloisters remain surprisingly intact. [singular] life in a convent or monastery.
