A cloister (from Latin claustrum 'enclosure') is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth.

cloister, quadrilateral enclosure surrounded by covered walkways, and usually attached to a monastic or cathedral church and sometimes to a college.

More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verb cloister to mean “to seclude in or as if in a cloister.” Today, the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a …

/ ˈklɔɪ·stər / Add to word list a covered passage around esp. a square open space within a religious building, or the space such a passage goes around (Definition of cloister from the …

Definition of cloister noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Cloister is a term used in architectural language to describe an open colonnade that surrounds a central courtyard. It is usually found in monasteries, churches, cathedrals and other religious …

1. To shut away from the world in or as if in a cloister; seclude. 2. To furnish (a building) with a cloister.

A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral. The thirteenth-century cloisters are amongst the most beautiful in central Italy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s …

A cloister is an enclosed garden, usually surrounded by covered walkways. Because such spaces are often featured in buildings that house religious orders, cloister can be used to mean …

Dec 14, 2025 · cloister (third-person singular simple present cloisters, present participle cloistering, simple past and past participle cloistered) (intransitive) To become a Roman …