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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Calefactory — Cal e*fac to*ry, a. [L. calefactorius.] Making hot; producing or communicating heat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calefactory — [kal΄ə fak′tə rē] adj. [LL calefactorius: see CALEFACTION] producing heat n. pl. calefactories [ML calefactorium] a heated common room in a monastery … English World dictionary
calefactory — adjective serving to heat a heating pad is calefactory • Syn: ↑calefactive • Similar to: ↑hot … Useful english dictionary
calefactory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Medieval Latin calefactorium, from Latin calefacere to warm more at chafe Date: circa 1681 a monastery room warmed and used as a sitting room … New Collegiate Dictionary
calefactory — /kal euh fak teuh ree, fak tree/, adj., n., pl. calefactories. adj. 1. serving to heat. n. 2. a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery. [1530 40; < LL calefactorius having a warming or heating power, equiv. to L calefac(ere) to make warm… … Universalium
calefactory — 1. adjective warming 2. noun a) A room in a monastery that was kept warm and used as a sitting room b) A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands … Wiktionary
Calefactory — A container which held heat; sometimes it was shaped as a ball to warm the hands of a priest before the *eucharist, when it was known as a pome (Fr. pomme = apple). Later, in the 16c, it was the heated room in a monastery. [< Lat. calefacto =… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
calefactory — a monastery sitting room Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
calefactory — adj. calefactive, serving to heat, heating … English contemporary dictionary
calefactory — cal·e·fac·to·ry … English syllables
