Both Uses of
cloister
in
The Fountainhead
- I erased my ego out of existence in a way never achieved by any saint in a cloister.†
Chpt 4.11
- The saint in a cloister sacrifices only material things.†
Chpt 4.11 *
Definition:
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(cloister in the architectural sense) a covered walkway and the courtyard it surrounds with an open colonnade on one side of the walkway and the perimeter building walls on the other side -- especially as an area of quiet contemplation on religious grounds