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refectory

[ UK /ɹɪfˈɛktəɹˌi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

How To Use refectory In A Sentence

  • Brendan and his companions are taken to the refectory for a delicious meal.
  • In spaces such as the choir, chapterhouse, or refectory, the constitutions 'aim was to control and guide the experience of sound in that environment. Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany
  • On the south side of the cloisters was the refectory; the lower part of its massive north wall still remains, and in it a fine doorway, with a groined lavatory and towel recess, the work of Prior Helias about 1215. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
  • First of all, the $100 ticket entitles grazers and gourmets to rove around the banquet hall and sample the terrific fare of - as well as chat up - chefs from the Refectory, Z Cucina, Undefined
  • The farmery, or infirmary, where sick monks were nursed during illness, was a separate building, having its own kitchen, refectory, and chapel. English Villages
  • After chapel service, dinner was served in the refectory, and the students went to bed at 8.30.
  • The refectorian had charge of the refectory, or "fratry," keeping it clean, supplied with cloths, napkins, jugs, and dishes, and superintended the laying of the tables. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
  • A new refectory and kitchen will provide a place where pensioners can get a cooked meal daily.
  • She sometimes sits at my table in the refectory, but I've no other contact with her. DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
  • I took my place in the refectory at a separate table near the dais and watched the lady prioress sweep in.
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