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cloister en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • kloiʹstər (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈklɔɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkloɪstə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈklɔɪstɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • audio Queensland
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Recorded since about 1300 as Middle English cloistre, borrowed from Old French cloistre, clostre, or via Old English clauster, both from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”), a derivation of the past participle of claudere (“to close”). Doublet of claustrum.

Meanings

  1. A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: ▸ such an arcade in a monastery;
  2. A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: ▸ such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
  3. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
  4. (figuratively) The monastic life.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cloisters Number=Plur lexicographic
cloistre alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

cloisteress · cloisterlike · cloisterism · cloisterless · cloisterly · cloistral · cloister vault · incloister · encloister · cloistress · cloisterer

Relateds

claustrum · claustrophobia · claustral

Translations (78)

el μοναστήρι (place devoted to religious seclusion) · tr manastır (place devoted to religious seclusion) · fr cloître (covered walk with an open colonnade) · bg манасти́р (place devoted to religious seclusion) · tr tekke (place devoted to religious seclusion) · fr cloître (place devoted to religious seclusion) · uk клуа́тр (covered walk with an open colonnade) · de Kreuzgang (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ca clausura (monastic life) · eo monaĥejo (place devoted to religious seclusion) · de Klausur (monastic life) · gl caustra (covered walk with an open colonnade) · eo klostro (place devoted to religious seclusion) · pt claustro (covered walk with an open colonnade) · pt claustro (place devoted to religious seclusion) · hu zárda (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ro sihăstrie (monastic life) · fi luostarielämä (monastic life) · sh klaustar (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ru кры́тая галере́я (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ang mynsterclūse (place devoted to religious seclusion) · pl krużganek (covered walk with an open colonnade) · it chiostro (covered walk with an open colonnade) · sh manastir (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ja 回廊 (covered walk with an open colonnade) · pl klasztor (place devoted to religious seclusion) · de Klosterleben (monastic life) · fi luostari (place devoted to religious seclusion) · el περιστύλιο (covered walk with an open colonnade) · gsw Chlooschter (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ca claustre (covered walk with an open colonnade) · cmn 修道院 (place devoted to religious seclusion) · fi ristikäytävä (covered walk with an open colonnade) · sh monaštvo (monastic life) · sh манастир (place devoted to religious seclusion) · nl klooster (place devoted to religious seclusion) · es claustro (place devoted to religious seclusion) · pt claustro (monastic life) · fa مانستان (place devoted to religious seclusion) · sh samostan (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ro mănăstire (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ro călugărie (monastic life) · cs klášter (place devoted to religious seclusion) · pl klauzura (monastic life) · ro arcadă (covered walk with an open colonnade) · sh клаустар (covered walk with an open colonnade) · cmn 迴廊 /回廊 (covered walk with an open colonnade) · hu kerengő (covered walk with an open colonnade) · sv korsgång (covered walk with an open colonnade) · hu kolostor (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ru кры́тая арка́да (covered walk with an open colonnade) · bg покри́та арка́да (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ru монасты́рь (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ru клуа́тр (covered walk with an open colonnade) · fa صومعه (place devoted to religious seclusion) · fo kleystur (place devoted to religious seclusion) · fa صومعگی (monastic life) · gl claustro (covered walk with an open colonnade) · sh самостан (place devoted to religious seclusion) · pt clausura (monastic life) · de Kloster (place devoted to religious seclusion) · nl kloosterleven (monastic life) · nl kloostergang (covered walk with an open colonnade) · tr dergâh (place devoted to religious seclusion) · sh klauzura (monastic life) · fr (la vie des) cloîtres (monastic life) · nl kruisgang (covered walk with an open colonnade) · gsw Chrüüzgang (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ca clausura (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ja 修道院 (place devoted to religious seclusion) · sv kloster (place devoted to religious seclusion) · es claustro (covered walk with an open colonnade) · da kloster (place devoted to religious seclusion) · tr kemer avlu (covered walk with an open colonnade) · tr halvethane (place devoted to religious seclusion) · eo klostro (covered walk with an open colonnade) · ka მონასტერი (place devoted to religious seclusion) · ro claustru (covered walk with an open colonnade)

cloister en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • kloiʹstər (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈklɔɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkloɪstə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈklɔɪstɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • audio Queensland
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Recorded since about 1300 as Middle English cloistre, borrowed from Old French cloistre, clostre, or via Old English clauster, both from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”), a derivation of the past participle of claudere (“to close”). Doublet of claustrum.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To become a Roman Catholic religious.
  2. (transitive) To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
  3. (intransitive) To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
  4. (transitive) To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
    • The architect cloistered the college just like the monastery which founded it.
  5. (transitive) To protect or isolate.
    • Unique condo cloistered on top of hill. 1983 April 9, “Beacon Hill: Mt Vernon St. (classified advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cloisters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cloistering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cloistered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cloistered Tense=Past lexicographic
cloistre alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

uncloister · cloistered

Relateds

nunnery · hermitage · abbey · claustration · monastery

Synonyms

enter religion (become a Catholic religious)

Translations (7)

es enclaustrar ((''transitive'')) · es enceldar ((''transitive'')) · nl in het klooster treden (become a Catholic religious) · ro claustra (become a Catholic religious) · pl stać się religijnym katolikiem (become a Catholic religious) · eo monaĥiniĝi (become a Catholic religious) · eo monaĥiĝi (become a Catholic religious)