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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sudatorium¹

C18: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat

Example Sentences

Besides the Northgate, the Romans appear, according to remains found, to have contributed the inevitable bath and sudatorium.

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

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This, which maybe called miliaria sudatoria, has been confounded with other miliary fevers, and has made the existence of the latter doubted.

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Even the warm water failed to make the blood flow more speedily, and he was finally carried into one of those vapour baths which the Romans called sudatoria, and stifled with its steam.

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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.

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