What does "calefactory" mean?
Calefactory: (Eccl.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a sitting room.
Additional senses
- 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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