Definitions for CALEFACTORY
cale·fac·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calefactory, calefactiveadjective

   serving to heat

   "a heating pad is calefactory"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calefactorynoun

   A room in a monastery that was kept warm and used as a sitting room

2. calefactorynoun

   A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands

3. calefactoryadjective

   warming

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calefactoryadjective

   That which heats.

   Etymology: from calefacio, Lat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calefactory

   The calefactory (also warming house) was an important room or building in a medieval monastery in Western Europe. It was here that a communal fire was kept so that the monks could warm themselves after long hours of study in the (unheated) cloister or other work. In the early Middle Ages this was one of the few heated rooms in the monastery – the others being the infirmary, the guest house and the kitchen – but this policy was generally relaxed, save for a few very strict orders, by the latter part of the medieval period when fireplaces became common throughout the claustral buildings. The warming house was always one of the buildings surrounding the cloister and was entered from it. Often it was located close to the refectory so that the warmth could be shared by the monks when they were eating. In many monasteries an upper floor was built over the warming house that served as the muniment room, where the house's charters, deeds and other legal documents were kept safe from damp.

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1. calefactory

   A calefactory is a room in monastic establishments, such as a medieval monastery, warmed by a fireplace or stove where the monks can sit and gather in colder weather. It served as a sort of communal sitting or living room. The term comes from the Latin word "calefacere" which means "to warm."

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1. Calefactoryadjective

   making hot; producing or communicating heat

2. Calefactorynoun

   an apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room

3. Calefactorynoun

   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

4. Etymology: [L. calefactorius.]

How to pronounce CALEFACTORY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CALEFACTORY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CALEFACTORY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CALEFACTORY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calefactory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CALEFACTORY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calefactory
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CALEFACTORY