Cloisters Synonyms

A covered walk
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. galleries
  2. ambulatories
To put into solitude
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sequestrates
  2. sequesters
  3. secludes
A place of religious seclusion
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sanctuaries
  2. lamaseries
  3. retreats
  4. orders
  5. friaries
  6. nunneries
  7. veils
  8. stoae
  9. priories
  10. shelters
  11. abbeys
  12. houses
  13. ambulatories
  14. sequestrations
  15. passageways
  16. isolations
  17. halls
  18. enclosures
  19. aisles

Words Related to Cloisters

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Cloisters Sentence Examples

  • In the half-century from 1830 to 1880 the cloisters likewise prospered and multiplied fivefold.

  • The cloisters are to the south, with the chapter-house, &c., to the east, with the dormitory over.

  • Adjoining the cloisters are two chapels of earlier date than the cathedral itself, one of which, known as the "old cathedral," goes back perhaps to the 8th century.

  • The beautiful cloisters of the ancient abbey, one of the oldest in Germany, are still in fair preservation.

  • During his absence two priests from parishes near Wittenberg married; while several monks, throwing aside their cowls, left their cloisters.

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