Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation.
- n. A resort for improvement or maintenance of health, especially for convalescents. Also called sanitarium.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A place to which people go for the sake of health; a locality to which people resort to regain health; also, a house, hotel, or medical institution in such a locality, designed to accommodate invalids: specifically applied to military stations on the mountains or tablelands of tropical countries, with climates suited to the health of Europeans.
- n. A hospital, usually a private hospital for the treatment of patients who are not beyond the hope of cure.
Wiktionary
- n. an institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See sanitarium.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
- n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Etymologies
- Latin sanatus, past participle of sānō ("to cure, to heal"). (Wiktionary)
- From neuter of Late Latin sānātōrius, curative, from Latin sānātus, past participle of sānāre, to heal, from sānus, healthy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“December 2nd, 2009 Golfer TIGER WOODS has escaped rapist charges following a single-vehicle accident, which landed him in sanatorium upon Friday (27Nov09).”
“Thus he called his sanatorium in Kent "The Confessional," and his methods, there, followed pretty closely the methods of the mediæval”
“At that rate, experts say, the return of the sanatorium is a real possibility in some cities.”
“The front of the sanatorium was an old villa with turrets and a stained-glass window above the carved door, but its back was a concrete addition with recessed windows too small for anyone to squeeze through.”
“I let the motor skim along at a good rate, and wasn't long in bringing the bunch to the place I had thought of, which happens to be a small, private sanatorium, which isn't known to be one at all, save by those who patronize it and who want to put their loved ones away for a time, secretly.”
“I said that a sanatorium was a place where the man who runs it can't afford to have likes and dislikes; that for my part I'd a good deal rather he'd get rid of his excitement by shooting off a gun, provided he pointed it away from the house, than to sit around and let his mind explode and kill all our prospects.”
“You see the sanatorium was a mighty fine piece of property, with a deer park and golf links.”
“The attendant who was with me most of the time while I remained at the sanatorium was the kindly one already mentioned.”
“Still, it is not equal to that of Neura-Ellia, very properly called the sanatorium of the island, to which we were bound.”
“I of course grew up incorrectly thinking that the word "sanatorium" was reserved for "crazy people" and ergo, I thought that either my Mother or I was nuts.”
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LIT - Ulysses - key words and phrases
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
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Words that sound nice
I can't say exactly what makes these words sound so harmonious...the finely balanced distribution of consonants and vowels? the lack of harsh sounds? the regal elegance of Latin roots? anyway...
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botello360's list
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Temporary Lodging
Hotels, inns, and the like.
hotel, resort hotel, holiday resort, motor hotel, tourist court, motel, inn, lodge, ski lodge, motor lodge, motor inn, resort and 52 more...
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