kloster — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbey noun A monastery or convent, or the buildings that house it, led by an abbot or abbess.
- cloister noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
- convent noun A community of nuns or monks living together under religious vows, or the building where they live.
- monastery noun A building or complex where monks live a communal religious life, often under vows.
Senses
kloster is used for these senses in English:
- abbey The church of a monastery. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- cloister A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
- convent (now, _, especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
- monastery A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
abbey — full definition
- noun A monastery or convent, or the buildings that house it, led by an abbot or abbess.
- noun A building that was once a monastery, now often used as a stately home or historic site.
- name A diminutive of the given name Abigail.
cloister — full definition
- noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
- noun A monastery, convent, or similarly secluded religious place — or, more broadly, life lived in one.
- verb To shut someone away from the outside world, whether by choice or not.