refectory

[ ri-fek-tuh-ree ]
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noun,plural re·fec·to·ries.
  1. a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.

Origin of refectory

1
1475–85; <Late Latin refectōrium, equivalent to Latin refec-, combining form of reficere to renew (see refect) + -tōrium-tory2

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How to use refectory in a sentence

  • The elder Weedham took his place at the head of a long refectory table about which were seated six men.

  • He purchased there the old Blackfriars refectory for £600, and then at great expense made the refectory into a playhouse.

    Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy Adams
  • From time to time nuns and novices pass across the stage to the left, on their way to the refectory.

  • They gave thanks, and prayed before and after eating; and ere they entered the refectory bathed in pure water.

  • Delia rises, goes to table and picks up water carafe which she replaces on refectory table up L.

    Belinda | A. A. Milne

British Dictionary definitions for refectory

refectory

/ (rɪˈfɛktərɪ, -trɪ) /


nounplural -tories
  1. a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution

Origin of refectory

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C15: from Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed

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