cloister

/klˈɔɪstɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
2. a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

verb

1. surround with a cloister, as of a garden
2. surround with a cloister
   “cloister the garden”
3. seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
   “She cloistered herself in the office”

Synonyms for cloister

• religious residence

Words that rhyme with cloister

• oyster
• roister
• foister
• royster