Examples of 'cloister' in a sentence

Meaning of "cloister"

cloister (noun) - a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral
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  • A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
  • such an arcade in a monastery;
  • such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
  • A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.

How to use "cloister" in a sentence

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He went into a cloister because the food was good.
And there is so many places to cloister myself.
The cloister is famous for its oubliettes.
Part of the former cloister is also preserved.
The cloister was also important as a political prison.
To violate the sacred cloister of a convent is sacrilege.
The cloister is used for temporary exhibitions.
Attached to it is also a cloister and pastoral center.
The cloister lies to the south wall.
In the centre of the cloister is the original.
The cloister is not accessible to the public.
No earthly breath or thought defiles this cloister.
The cloister is to the south of the choir.
Earthly sorrow finds us even in the cloister.
To visit the cloister and the church.

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A cloister is another name for a portico or porch.
Restoration of the colonnades of the cloister galleries.
In this cloister play was mingled with heaven.
You are surely not meant for a cloister.
The cloister has only two sides.
Thus is the existence of your cloister secured.
Jesus did not cloister himself away in a monastery.
This game is not taught in the cloister.
The cloister and its inner world.
Some deputies of a noble cloister have come to us.
My grandfather also left me a choice to go to the cloister.
An exact location of the cloister is not known.
He suffered so much that we are taking him to a cloister.
North and south of the cloister are libraries.
The monastery church was connected to the cloister.
Ha was caught in the holy cloister of the virgin novices.
She had obviously chosen the cloister.
I broke the cloister by warning you.
The one at the end of the cloister.
The smaller cloister has an arcade and a well.
I want two of you in the cloister square.
The cloister was converted into a prison.
The church was connected to the priory by a cloister.
The cloister was built to the south of the church.
The interior is built around a quadrangular cloister.
The cloister has arcades around a central well.
This first is called monastic enclosure or cloister.
There are also cloister vaulted basements.
We thought it would look better in your cloister.
Its cloister has a small garden.
In the evening they were in the cloister whispering.
There is no cloister on the western side.
I think he could help us repair the cloister.
The cloister itself exhibits numerous pieces of statuary.
Let me tell you about this cloister.

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