thermae

[ thur-mee ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. hot springs; hot baths.
2. a public bathing establishment of the ancient Greeks or Romans.

thermae

/ ˈθɜːmiː /

plural noun

1. public baths or hot springs, esp in ancient Greece or Rome

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermae¹

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek thérmai; noun use of plural of thérmē heat; thermo-

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermae¹

C17: from Latin, from Greek thermai, pl of thermē heat

Example Sentences

It leaves on the right the great Thermae of Constantine, of which the Austrians have cleared out the south-east part.

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Ruins of the thermae of Caracalla and of Titus are still standing.

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One (Maxentius) is entirely a vaulted structure and in form resembles the great halls of the Roman Thermae.

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Within the town are remains of thermae on the north of the Via Appia and of a theatre opposite, on the south.

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In the great Roman thermae (baths) they were of large size, and like apses were covered with a hemispherical vault.

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