sweat lodge

noun

: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating

Examples of sweat lodge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The document explains how the Havasupai and neighboring tribes hunt animals, harvest plants, and practice other traditions, such as burning incense and using sweat lodges. Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024 These Mesoamerican sweat lodge sessions tout both health and therapeutic benefits. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023 Sometimes Rivers builds a sweat lodge, or brings drums, or learns a song. Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023 The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting, and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials. Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for sweat lodge 

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweat lodge was in 1850

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“Sweat lodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20lodge. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

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sweat lodge

noun
: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by Indigenous Americans for ritual or therapeutic sweating
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