sudatorium

American  

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

noun

sudatoria plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• sudatoria
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sudatorium

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

Example Sentences

Being then gradually warmed in the tepidarium, which has just been described, the delicate steps of the Pompeian elegant were conducted to the sudatorium.

From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

A sufficient air space, however, must be provided between the ceiling and roof, to prevent irradiation of heat—a remark that applies also to anything in the shape of a window in the sudatorium.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

These were the frigidarium, the caldarium, the sudatorium, and the tepidarium, for the cold, the hot, the sweating or vapor, and the warm baths.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various

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.

From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George