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sudatorium

[ soo-duh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural su·da·to·ri·a [soo-d, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -].
  1. a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.


sudatorium

/ ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

  1. a room, esp in a Roman bathhouse, where sweating is induced by heat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium1

1750–60; < Latin sūdātōrium, noun use of neuter of sūdātōrius sudatory; -tory 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium1

C18: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat
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Example Sentences

This building was no doubt the sudatorium of the baths of Gallienus, which stood in his gardens and occupied this ground.

Through the warm and milky vapours of the sudatorium could be caught glimpses of the red and naked bodies of notable citizens.

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

In the sudatorium or sweating room of the ancients the body was immersed in heated sand.

Were too many ventilators to be placed near the hotter end of the sudatorium, this stream would be diverted.

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