Synonyms of cloisters

cloisters

noun

plural of cloister

as in monasteries

a residence for men under religious vows

monks living in a cloister in the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monasteries
• abbeys
• convents
• priories
• hermitages
• friaries
• nunneries
• houses
• lamaseries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cloisters

Walk leisurely through the cloisters, sit on the terrace, and finish with a walk through Tryon Park. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands. — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

Today, visitors come to Museo di San Marco to see the frescoes and panels by Fra Angelico, as well as its courtyard, cloisters, palazzo, and garden. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026

But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026

On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and dabbling in boxing lessons. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025

Natural light, serene cloisters and Spanish gothic architectural flourishes characterize this memorial space, which is also home to an annual music festival, held annually during the summer solstice called the Garden of Memory. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025