sweat lodge

noun

1. (among native North American peoples) a structure in which water is poured onto hot stones to make the occupants sweat for religious or medicinal purposes

Example Sentences

“I started attending ceremonies — inípi ceremony, which is the sweat lodge. That’s kind of how I was introduced more to the spiritual side of my culture.”

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People in treatment at the Vashon Island center will start their mornings with a sunrise ceremony, and have access to a sweat lodge, drum circles and language classes.

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During our interview, he chokes up remembering Shorty Stone, one of his closest friends, who as a member of the Paiute tribe introduced Searles to the healing and clarity he found in the sweat lodge.

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The sweat lodge where the healing ritual occurs also features a bison head hanging from its roughly 50-foot-tall cottonwood center pole, which the tribe believes is a conduit for their creator’s spiritual power.

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The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials.

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