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cloister

/ˈklɔɪstə(r)/noun

उच्चारण क्लॉइस्टर

मठ या गिरजाघर का ढका गलियारा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually plural]

    a covered passage with arches around a square garden, usually forming part of a cathedral, monastery or college

    मठ या गिरजाघर का ढका गलियारा

    • The monks walked silently in the cloisters.

    Synonyms arcade colonnade walkway

  2. 2

    [C]

    a convent or monastery; the quiet religious life lived there

    मठ, मठ का एकांत जीवन

    • She left the cloister after twenty years.

    Synonyms monastery convent abbey priory

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ yourself/sb

    to keep yourself or somebody away from other people

    एकांत में रहना या रखना, अलग-थलग रखना

    • He cloistered himself in the library for weeks before the exam.

    Synonyms seclude isolate shut away

◇Word family
cloistered adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

arcade colonnade walkway monastery convent abbey priory seclude isolate shut away

§Grammar and usage

Usage: cloistered means protected from the problems of ordinary life, as in 'a cloistered academic life'.

Usage में cloistered का अर्थ है आम जीवन की समस्याओं से अलग और सुरक्षित, जैसे 'a cloistered academic life'।