calefactory
[ kal-uh-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]
/ ˌkæl əˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /
adjective
serving to heat.
noun, plural cal·e·fac·to·ries.
a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery.
Origin of calefactory
1530–40; < Late Latin
calefactōrius having a warming or heating power, equivalent to Latin
calefac(ere) to make warm (see
calefacient) +
-tōrius
-tory1
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Example sentences from the Web for calefactory
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.
The Heart of Wessex |Sidney HeathLeading out of it is the ancient "calefactory," where the fire for the censers and thuribles was preserved.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester |Philip Walsingham SergeantHere is where the Calefactory stood in almost all the old Cistercian monasteries.
Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth |Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for calefactory
calefactory
/ (ˌkælɪˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
giving warmth
noun plural -ries
a heated sitting room in a monastery
Word Origin for calefactory
C16: from Latin
calefactōrius, from
calefactus made warm; see
calefacient