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Recent Examples of cloister
Christian intellectuals increasingly accepted input from classical and contemporary non-Christian sources, particularly in emerging urban schools, which were beginning to replace monastic cloisters as centers of learning in Europe.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, the ancient scriptorium is home to the abbey’s museum and open to visitors along with the monastery’s Renaissance-style basilica and main cloister.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The cloister lies just below the Hohensalzburg Palace which towers over Salzburg.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The Cathedral of Brixen (Duomo di Bressanone) and the cloister — located in the same complex — should be the first stops on your list.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, the ancient scriptorium is home to the abbey’s museum and open to visitors along with the monastery’s Renaissance-style basilica and main cloister.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The cloister lies just below the Hohensalzburg Palace which towers over Salzburg.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The Cathedral of Brixen (Duomo di Bressanone) and the cloister — located in the same complex — should be the first stops on your list.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloister
Noun
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Then one day, Moses the Black is struck with the horror of it all and joins a desert monastery, where he's eventually killed by another group of bandits.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Which explains why Lochlan is keen to stay in the monastery’s insulating cocoon.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Using the abbey as an observation post with gun emplacements near its foundation and in the surrounding cliffs, the Germans command the narrow mountain passes of Route 6—the road to Rome.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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In Melk, guests can see the frescoes of the Benedictine abbey or remain onboard for an Austrian cookie tasting.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Cloister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloister. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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