sudatorium

[ soo-duh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural su·da·to·ri·a [soo-d, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -].

1. a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.

sudatorium

/ ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium¹

C18: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat

Example Sentences

This building was no doubt the sudatorium of the baths of Gallienus, which stood in his gardens and occupied this ground.

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Through the warm and milky vapours of the sudatorium could be caught glimpses of the red and naked bodies of notable citizens.

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

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In the sudatorium or sweating room of the ancients the body was immersed in heated sand.

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Were too many ventilators to be placed near the hotter end of the sudatorium, this stream would be diverted.

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