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; see -tory ²

Example Sentences

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.

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

The two semi-circular recesses, or small rooms, to the north, I should consider were each a sudatorium if the floors had not been 2ft. 6in. lower than the adjoining apartment.

From The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath by Davis, Charles E.

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

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

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

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