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
It offers contemporary art, scary medieval weapons and Gothic cloisters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The story is told with flair at STAM, the Ghent City Museum, whose very architecture — an amalgam of restored medieval cloisters and contemporary glass — reflects the modern city itself.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
In the first of the film series, the troll who smashed up the girls' toilets, trapping Hermione, is seen walking along the cloisters, while Harry and Ron hid in the Lavatorium.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021
A sudden image comes to my mind of the garden near the cloisters, blasted by winter’s wrath.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
