religious residence vs cloister

religious residence and cloister both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious residence	Yes	No	No	No
cloister	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, religious residence and cloister are synonyms defined as:

religious residence and cloister: residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

religious residence (noun)	cloister (noun)
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)	residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
	a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

religious residence (verb)	cloister (verb)
	seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
	surround with a cloister
	surround with a cloister, as of a garden