Plural of cloister

Forms of cloister

Cloisters in a sentence

• Magdeburg Cathedral, cloisters), true sgraffito developed in Italy and spread from there.2012, Colum P. Hourihane, editor, The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture, volume I (Aachen to Cecco di Pietro), Oxford…. From the entry sgraffito
• Ah, Jesu, jewboy worshipped in cloisters: abhorring oysters and swinemeat, they offended their gentle neighbours.1963, Irving Layton, “History as a Slice of Ham”, in Balls for a One-Armed Juggler, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart Limited, →OCLC…. From the entry swinemeat
• The close ties existing between the monkery and the aristocracy were evident in many cloisters.1959 or earlier, published in Readings in Russian History and Culture in 1968 by Ivar Spector and Margaret Marion Spector (editors). From the entry monkery
• The quadrangle below was very beautiful, with its walls of rugged grey, its cloisters, its grass carpet.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson. From the entry chintz
• In the center lay the broad Abbey buildings, with church and cloisters, hospitium, chapter-house and frater-house, all buzzing with a busy life.1906, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 2, in Sir Nigel. From the entry chapter house

Meaning of cloister

1. noun Such an arcade in a monastery;.
2. noun Such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
3. noun A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.

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Questions about the plural of cloister

What is the plural of cloister?

The plural of cloister is cloisters.

Is cloister countable?

Cloister is a countable noun.