refectory
Americannoun
plural
refectoriesnoun
Etymology
Origin of refectory
1475–85; < Late Latin refectōrium, equivalent to Latin refec-, combining form of reficere to renew ( refect ) + -tōrium -tory 2
Example Sentences
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What is the purpose of a room called a refectory?
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023
Thus admonished, we made our way to the refectory, expecting a small meal at best, perhaps a plain broth and dry bread.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021
The painting, in oil on canvas, was commissioned by her own convent of Santa Caterina; once completed, it was hung on the nuns’ refectory wall.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019
There’s chili cooking on the refectory tables onstage, for the audience’s consumption at intermission.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2019
But that meant long services in the oratory rather than well-filled tables in the refectory.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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