calefactory


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calefactory

(ˌkælɪˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ)
adj
giving warmth
n, pl -ries
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a heated sitting room in a monastery
[C16: from Latin calefactōrius, from calefactus made warm; see calefacient]
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Adj.1.calefactory - serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory"
calefactive
hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
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calefactory

adj (form) → Wärme-
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The monastery has some outstanding rooms, the refectory and calefactory to mention two.
A divine search for a sympathetic buyer; The nuns of Stanbrook Abbey have a new home in North Yorkshire and now hope for a sympathetic buyer for the Midlands home they built, loved and cared for. Here they give a brief history and description of their cherished old home

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