16
monastery(noun, place, refuge, hideaway, temple)
12
abbey(noun, place, building, refuge, church)
12
convent(noun, place, shelter, defense, sanctuary)
12
nunnery(noun, place, refuge, temple, monastery)
12
priory(noun, place, refuge, temple, monastery)
10
retreat(noun, verb, place, peace, shelter)
9
friary(noun, place, temple, monastery, abbey)
8
seclude(verb, cover, separate, remove, hide)
8
sequester(noun, verb, cover, separate, remove)
6
cell(noun, place, shelter, defense, container)
6
colonnade(noun, abode, porch, gallery, arcade)
6
confine(verb, cover, separate, remove, hide)
6
hermitage(noun, place, shelter, defense, sanctuary)
6
isolate(verb, separate, remove, hide, ostracize)
6
man cave
5
arcade(noun, way, abode, arch, porch)
5
den(noun, retreat, shelter, container, hole)
4
closet(noun, verb, cover, separate, remove)
4
house(noun, place, monastery, abbey, friary)
4
immure(verb, restraint, confine)
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