1. (

• religious_residence ,
• cloister

) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) ;

2. (

• cloister ,

) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) ;

1. (

• cloister

) surround with a cloister, as of a garden ;

2. (

• cloister

) surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" ;

3. (

• cloister

) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" ;