cloister

noun

a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

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

verb

seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister

surround with a cloister

surround with a cloister, as of a garden

Roots

claudoclois- · Latin · to close, shut

Synonyms for cloister

conventn friaryn monasteryn nunneryn abbeyn sacristyn lamaseryn chanceln diaconicon prioratev

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The word cloister breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clois-, from Latin claudo (“to close, shut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.