closet
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈklɒzɪt/
- Archaic
:
oratorio
- In fact, he specifically calls upon us to go into a closet to say our prayers.
But I just want to know that when I'm praying, I find it more valuable to get in my prayer closet alone and speak to my king.
- But I just want to know that when I'm praying, I find it more valuable to get in my prayer closet alone and speak to my king.
Examples
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- This room used to be a closet.
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We sat like that for a long time, in the dark closet.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Go to your closet and pray.
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- Come to your closet and pray.
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Anne retired to the private closet to catch up on herself.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the dirt floor of a little rough closet that opened into the kitchen.
Academic text (2008) -
"And here, in a detail easily overlooked, is the little closet in which I slept in a bag.
Academic text (2008) -
But I just want to know that when I'm praying, I find it more valuable to get in my prayer closet alone and speak to my king.
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He spent hours in his closet, studying the ancient texts in peace.
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After dinner, she retreated to her closet, a quiet space where she could reflect and pray.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area in a building with walls, a floor, and a ceiling
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3.4
A small separated space for one person, often in an office
34
6.1
A small simple room where a monk or nun lives in a monastery
22
5.3
A small space set back in a room for a bed or chair
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7.8
A woman's private bedroom or sitting room, often nicely decorated
9
4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
5
2.6
A quiet room in a library where people read or study
A small private room in a home for reading and keeping books
Idioms
- Informal
To tell other people that you practice witchcraft or Pagan beliefs after keeping it secret
Compounds
- Specialized
A plumbing tool with a long flexible shaft and a crank handle used to clear toilet clogs
- Archaic
A small outdoor toilet that uses earth to cover waste instead of flushing it
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
Closet comes from the same root as close and the old word claudere, meaning 'to close'. Long ago it meant a small private room for study or prayer, which is why the older sense is of a quiet 'closed' place for thinking or worship.