Cloister — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊɾaɪzd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfjˈuːsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfjˈuːsɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈoʊɾaɪzd/.

Examples

cloister the garden
She cloistered herself in the office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

religious residence

Parts of Speech

noun	residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
noun	a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
verb	surround with a cloister, as of a garden
verb	surround with a cloister “cloister the garden”
verb	seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister “She cloistered herself in the office”

Word Forms

cloistral	adjective	of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
cloister	verb	seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
cloister	noun	a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kloster

Wohnsitz, der ein Ort religiöser Abgeschiedenheit ist (z. B. ein Kloster)

🇫🇷French

cloître

résidence qui est un lieu de retraite religieuse (comme un monastère)

🇪🇸Spanish

claustro

residencia que es un lugar de reclusión religiosa (como un monasterio)

🇮🇹Italian

chiostro

residenza che è un luogo di clausura religiosa (come un monastero)

🇳🇱Dutch

klooster

woning die een plaats is van religieuze afzondering (zoals een klooster)

🇵🇹Portuguese

claustro

residência que é um local de reclusão religiosa (como um mosteiro)

🇷🇺Russian

монастырь

место жительства, являющееся местом религиозного уединения (например, монастырь)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मठ

निवास जो धार्मिक एकांत का स्थान हो (जैसे मठ)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লিস্টার

আবাস যা ধর্মীয় নির্জনতার স্থান (যেমন একটি মঠ)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறைவிடம்

வசிப்பிடம் இது மத தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட இடமாகும் (மடாலம் போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లోయిస్టర్

మతపరమైన ఏకాంత ప్రదేశం (మఠం వంటివి)

🇮🇳Marathi

मठ

निवासस्थान जे धार्मिक एकांताचे ठिकाण आहे (जसे की मठ)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લોસ્ટર

નિવાસસ્થાન કે જે ધાર્મિક એકાંતનું સ્થળ છે (જેમ કે મઠ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲೋಸ್ಟರ್

ನಿವಾಸವು ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಏಕಾಂತ ಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿದೆ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಮಠ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോയിസ്റ്റർ

മതപരമായ ഏകാന്തതയുള്ള ഒരു വസതി (ഒരു മഠം പോലെയുള്ളത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੀਸਟਰ

ਨਿਵਾਸ ਜੋ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਦਾ ਸਥਾਨ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮੱਠ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کلسٹر

رہائش جو مذہبی خلوت کی جگہ ہے (جیسے خانقاہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回廊

宗教隐居场所（例如修道院）的住所

🇯🇵Japanese

回廊

宗教的隔離の場所である住居（修道院など）

🇰🇷Korean

회랑

종교적 격리 장소인 거주지(예: 수도원)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tu viện

nơi cư trú là nơi ẩn dật tôn giáo (chẳng hạn như tu viện)

🇹🇭Thai

กุฏิ

ที่อยู่อาศัยซึ่งเป็นสถานที่สันโดษทางศาสนา (เช่น อาราม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

biara

tempat tinggal yang merupakan tempat pengasingan keagamaan (seperti biara)

🇲🇾Malay

biara

kediaman yang merupakan tempat pengasingan agama (seperti biara)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدير

الإقامة التي تعتبر مكانًا للعزلة الدينية (مثل الدير)

🇮🇷Persian

صومعه

اقامتگاهی که محل انزوای مذهبی است (مانند صومعه)

🇹🇷Turkish

manastır

Dini inziva yeri olan ikamet yeri (manastır gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִנזָר

מגורים המהווים מקום של הסתגרות דתית (כגון מנזר)

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The primary meaning of 'cloister' is 'residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)'.

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Using 'cloister' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'cloister' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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