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sudatorium

American  
[soo-duh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-ee-uh] / ˌsu dəˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr i ə /

noun

plural

sudatoria
  1. a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.


sudatorium British  
/ ˌsjuːdəˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

  1. a room, esp in a Roman bathhouse, where sweating is induced by heat

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Etymology

Origin of sudatorium

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

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

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A sufficient air space, however, must be provided between the ceiling and roof, to prevent irradiation of heat—a remark that applies also to anything in the shape of a window in the sudatorium.

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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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Being then gradually warmed in the tepidarium, which has just been described, the delicate steps of the Pompeian elegant were conducted to the sudatorium.

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As the best position for a bather to assume in the sudatorium is one approaching to the horizontal, a bath cannot be considered complete unless a liberal number of marble-slabbed benches be provided.

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