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- [kloi-ster]
- /ˈklɔɪ stər/
- /ˈklɔɪ.stər/
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- [kloi-ster]
- /ˈklɔɪ stər/
Definitions of cloister word
- countable noun cloister A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral. 3
- noun cloister a covered walk, usually around a quadrangle in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade on the inside and a wall on the outside 3
- noun cloister a place of religious seclusion, such as a monastery 3
- noun cloister life in a monastery or convent 3
- verb cloister to confine or seclude in or as if in a monastery 3
- noun cloister a place of religious seclusion: monastery or convent 3
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Origin of cloister
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English cloistre < Anglo-French, Old French, blend of cloison partition (see cloisonné) and clostre (< Latin claustrum barrier (Late Latin: enclosed place); see claustrum)
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Parts of speech for Cloister
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cloister popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cloister usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cloister
noun cloister
- nunnery — a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.
- convent — A convent is a building in which a community of nuns live.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- abbey — An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
verb cloister
- seclude — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- closet — A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
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