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calefactory

[ kal-uh-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]

adjective

  1. serving to heat.


noun

plural calefactories.
  1. a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery.

calefactory

/ -trɪ; ˌkælɪˈfæktərɪ /

adjective

  1. giving warmth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a heated sitting room in a monastery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of calefactory1

1530–40; < Late Latin ڲōܲ having a warming or heating power, equivalent to Latin calefac ( ere ) to make warm ( calefacient ) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of calefactory1

C16: from Latin ڲōܲ, from calefactus made warm; see calefacient
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Example Sentences

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In the more carefully constructed monasteries this apartment was so placed as to adjoin the calefactory, which allowed the introduction of hot air, when needed.

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Leading out of it is the ancient "calefactory," where the fire for the censers and thuribles was preserved.

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Gardener's house     2. refectory; 3. calefactory; m,m.

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There were the infirmary and the hospital; the calefactory or warming apparatus, the recreation hall and the winter hall, the locutorium and the common hall, and I know not what besides.

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Above the calefactory is the ``dormitory'' opening into the south transept of the church, to enable the monks to attend the nocturnal services with readiness.

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