cloister
noun
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
cloisters
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pluralof cloister.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof cloister (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cloisternouna covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
Example Sentences
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Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica Sagrada Família contains familiar components of that style: a Latin Cross layout, Gothic arches, cloisters, representations of saints and apostles, rose windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He had been described as "the songster of tennis lawns and cathedral cloisters".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
It offers contemporary art, scary medieval weapons and Gothic cloisters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Today, in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Dante’s rhymes can be found inscribed on the walls of cafes, alleys and cloisters, his verses about gluttony and malice alongside menus and bus schedules.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
Sensing my hesitation, Isabel urges me gently through the alleys of the cloisters.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
