sudatorium

American  

[soo-duh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-ee-uh] / ˌsu dəˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr i ə /

noun

plural

sudatoria

1. a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.

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sudatorium British  

/ ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. a room, esp in a Roman bathhouse, where sweating is induced by heat

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Etymology

Origin of sudatorium

1750–60; < Latin sūdātōrium, noun use of neuter of sūdātōrius sudatory; -tory ²

Example Sentences

Besides the Northgate, the Romans appear, according to remains found, to have contributed the inevitable bath and sudatorium.

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The atmosphere of the sudatorium must be perfectly free from vapour.

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This, which maybe called miliaria sudatoria, has been confounded with other miliary fevers, and has made the existence of the latter doubted.

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Then wrapping himself in a light robe, he returned once more to the tepidarium, where he found Glaucus, who had not encountered the sudatorium; and now, the main delight and extravagance of the bath commenced.

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As the best position for a bather to assume in the sudatorium is one approaching to the horizontal, a bath cannot be considered complete unless a liberal number of marble-slabbed benches be provided.

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