cloister
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈklɔɪstər/
:
claustro
- The headquarters was of Spanish design with a patio and arched cloisters and a Mission Well that was a replica of the Well of Tolomato depicted in The Spanish Missions of Georgia.
The quadrangle is like the cloister, focused in on itself.
- The quadrangle is like the cloister, focused in on itself.
Examples
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When the weather permitted, they hung out on the grounds of the Cloisters.
Fiction book (1990) -
George gestured toward the arched stone doorway from the cloister.
Fiction book (1995) -
The quadrangle is like the cloister, focused in on itself.
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I went to the cloisters on Saturday, and it was such a calm and happy place.
Blog text (12) -
The hotel was built around a central cloister which once had been home to Cappuccini monks.
Fiction book (1991) -
Along the cloister, maps are drying, hanging like laundry in the light breeze.
Fiction book (1992) -
Erine used to wander through the shady cloisters whenever she needed space to be alone and think.
Fiction book (1995) -
Father Benito's voice was urgent, rising above the soft garden sounds; it echoed in the hollows of the cloister ceilings.
Fiction book (1996) -
Caring, worried eyes followed her out of the kitchen, out of the dining hall, out into the east-campus cloister where she finally paused, bent over double, sucking air in quick little slurps.
Academic text (2007) -
The old cloister was filled with beautiful arches and quiet spaces for reflection.
Synonyms
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3.8
A long narrow passage in a building used for walking and viewing
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Etymology
Cloister comes from the Latin claustrum meaning 'a closed place', the same root as close and closet. A cloister became the name for the covered walk around a quiet courtyard because that walkway helps make the space feel closed off and peaceful.