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Above the flowery cloisters, ferocious-looking gargoyles ignored the children noisily chasing each other and stretched toward the indigo late-summer sky, praying for rain.
The idea of the silence and solitude of the cloister inspired the highly-imaginative girl with a blaze of enthusiasm.
Yes, I knew he would not be in, and so we left him lying down on the bench in the cloister till dinner was over.
I am not sure whether a cloister or a prison, commanding a fine view, be preferable to one without.
You will hear of him; he does not live in a cloister; he is always doing something for somebody.
In the Cloister garden of the Cathedral are preserved a tesselated pavement and the sepulchral slab of a Roman warrior.
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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cloister, such as: nunnery, abbey, cell, convent, friary, and hermitage.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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