| Main Entry: | cloister |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | abbey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church |
Synonyms: |
cloister, convent, friary, ministry, monastery, nunnery, priory, temple |
| Main Entry: | arcade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covered way |
Synonyms: |
cloister, colonnade, gallery, loggia, mall, passageway, piazza, portico, stoa, walkway |
| Main Entry: | cell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small room, container |
Synonyms: |
alcove, antechamber, apartment, bastille, booth, burrow, cage, cavity, chamber, cloister, closet, compartment, coop, crib, crypt, cubicle, den, dungeon, hold, hole, keep, lockup, nook, pen, receptacle, recess, retreat, stall, tower, vault |
| Notes: | a cell is a small compartment or the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms, while sell means to exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| Main Entry: | convent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nunnery |
Synonyms: |
abbey, cloister, monastery, religious community, retreat, school |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | yard, garden of building |
Synonyms: |
cloister, close, compass, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, forum, patio, piazza, plaza, quad, quadrangle, square, street |
| Main Entry: | den |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cavern, hideaway |
Synonyms: |
atelier, burrow, cave, cloister, couch, cubbyhole, haunt, hideout, hole, hotbed, lair, lodge, nest, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter, snuggery, study |
| Main Entry: | monastery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where monks live |
Synonyms: |
abbey, cloister, friary, house, lamasery, priory, religious community |
| Main Entry: | nunnery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | convent |
Synonyms: |
abbey, cloister, monastery, priory, religious community, retreat |
| Main Entry: | retreat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place one goes for peace |
Synonyms: |
adytum, ark, asylum, cell, cloister, convent, cover, covert, defense, den, habitat, harbor, haunt, haven, hermitage, hideaway, hiding place, ivory tower, port, privacy, refuge, resort, retirement, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, seclusion, security, shelter, solitude |