A word a day

Cloister :

verb: to confine in or as if in a cloister : to shut away from the world

Julie declared that she was going to cloister herself and study as hard as she could until the exam.

"Cloister" first entered the English language as a noun in the 13th century; it referred then (as it still does) to a convent or monastery. More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verb "cloister" to mean "to seclude in or as if in a cloister." Today the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a covered and usually arched passage along or around a court. You may also encounter "cloistered" with the meaning "surrounded with a covered passage," as in "cloistered gardens." "Cloister" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "claudere," meaning "to close." Other words that can be traced back to the prolific "claudere" include "close," "conclude," "exclude," "include," "preclude," "seclude," and "recluse."

A thought for the day

If we can laugh when we are completely broken up,  Then there can be nothing that can break us next time..