Cloisters Definition

Cloisters Sentence Examples

• In the half-century from 1830 to 1880 the cloisters likewise prospered and multiplied fivefold.

• The cloisters are to the south, with the chapter-house, &c., to the east, with the dormitory over.

• Adjoining the cloisters are two chapels of earlier date than the cathedral itself, one of which, known as the "old cathedral," goes back perhaps to the 8th century.

• The beautiful cloisters of the ancient abbey, one of the oldest in Germany, are still in fair preservation.

• During his absence two priests from parishes near Wittenberg married; while several monks, throwing aside their cowls, left their cloisters.