Meaning & use
Cloisters
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Covered walkways, typically forming a square around an open courtyard, connected to a monastery, convent, or cathedral; also used to refer to monastic life itself.
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Monks walked quietly through the cloisters between prayers.
She chose a life in the cloisters over a career in the city.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to cloister' means to seclude someone from the outside world, reflecting the isolated nature of monastic life.
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