refectory
Monastery eating room
A refectory is a communal dining hall, particularly in a monastery, convent, college, or other institution.
The word carries connotations of simple, functional eating spaces where members of a community gather for meals together.
A refectory table is a long, narrow dining table of the type traditionally found in such halls, now popular in homes for its rustic aesthetic.
Religious seclusion dwelling
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- prioryLesser monastic house
friary · scriptorium · chapterhouse · novitiate · vespers · matins · liturgy · psalms
Self-service dining facility
- canteenPortable liquid container
- commonsShared community resources
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- buffetSelf-service meal display
lunchroom · foodservice · boarding · college · university · seminary · seating · benches
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
priory · friary · scriptorium · chapterhouse · novitiate · vespers · matins · liturgy · psalms · hymns
cafeteria
Self-service dining facility
buffet · lunchroom · foodservice · boarding · college · university · seminary · seating · benches · tables
nourishment
Food that sustains life
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- fareTransport payment
- victualsFood and drink
rations · bread · porridge · soup · simple · frugal · sustenance · blessing · grace · reading
hall
Interior connecting pathway
gothic · quadrangle · transept · arched · timber · beamed · pulpit · lectern · dais · flagstone
- BenedictinesBenedictine monk, Benedictines, Rule of St. Benedict, St. Benedict, Saint Benedict
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- eating placesrestaurant, diner, cafeteria, bistro, food court
- monastic lifecelibacy, cloister, habit, vespers, obedience
- monasticismabbeys, abbey, abbots, abbot, cloister
- Abbeyabbey church, cloister, chapter house, scriptorium
refectoryprivate dining room
Enclosed restaurant space for groups
breakfast nook · kitchenette · solitary cell · cell · solitary confinement
refectoryhome kitchen
Residential food preparation room
breakfast room · galley kitchen · kitchenette · eat-in kitchen · home
- refectory tableLong narrow dining furniture