CLOISTER



Definition:

  1. [noun] residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
    Synonyms: religious residence

  2. [noun] a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

  3. [verb] surround with a cloister, as of a garden

  4. [verb] seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"

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