Calefactory
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Calefactory is an adjective meaning (architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
Meaning
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
More Meanings
- A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands
Word Forms
- calefactories
Synonyms for calefactory
Depending on context, synonyms include pisalis, hot, heating.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heating, hot, refrigeratory, algefacient, allothermal, frigefactive.
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