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"
   
   

Related Words:

• convent
• monastery
• priory