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(verb) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" |
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Related Words: insulate, isolate |
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(verb) surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
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Related Words: circle, encircle, environ, ring, round, surround |
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(noun) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) |
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Related Words: court, courtyard |
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(noun) a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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Synonyms: religious residence |
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Related Words: convent, monastery, priory, residence |
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