sudatory

American  

[soo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈsu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. pertaining to or causing sweating.

2. pertaining to a sudatorium.

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noun

PLURAL

sudatories

1. sudatorium.

sudatory British  

/ ˈsjuːdətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. relating to or producing sweating; sudorific

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noun

1. med a sudatory agent

2. another word for sudatorium

Etymology

Origin of sudatory

1590–1600; < Latin sūdātōrius inducing sweat, equivalent to sūdā ( re ) to sweat + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

It serves also as place of assembly and at least at times as sudatory, whence its popular name of sweat-house.

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A generally dark and heavy tone of colouring is very oppressive in a sudatory chamber.

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All shrivelled up as we were by the heat—for we were almost past the sudatory stage—we drank in some refreshment from the scenery.

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This done the three men went into the sudatory and sat down to sweat, uttering not a word.

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Early on the day of his initiation the candidate returns to the sudatory to await the coming of his preceptor.

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