noun
a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral
verb
to surround with a cloister
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The nuns spent their days in quiet contemplation within the cloister.
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Let's sneak into the cloister and have a peaceful moment away from the crowd.
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I heard there's a secret party happening in the cloister tonight.
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His mind was like a cloister, secluded and protected from the chaos of the outside world.