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Main Entry:
cloister
[
kloi
-ster
]
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/
ˈklɔɪstər
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
secluded religious place
Synonyms:
abbey, cell, chapter house, convent, friary, hermitage,
house
, lamasery, monastery, nunnery,
order
,
priorate
, priory, religious community,
retreat
,
sanctuary
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