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Calefactory
Calˊe-fac′to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
calefactorius
.] Making hot; producing or communicating heat.
Calˊe-fac′to-ry
,Noun.
1.
(Eccl.)
An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.
2.
A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with.
Definition 2024
calefactory
calefactory
English
Adjective
calefactory (comparative more calefactory, superlative most calefactory)
Noun
calefactory (plural calefactories)
- (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
- A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
Synonyms
- (monastic room): common house, warming house, pisalis, pyrale