thermae
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English
Etymology
From Latin thermae, plural of therma. See thermal.
Noun
thermae pl (plural only)
- Roman-style spring or baths with warm or hot water.
- Synonym: spa
- 1933, Frank Hammond Krusen, Light Therapy, page 4:
- The Greeks and Romans constructed in their homes special sun parlors (called helioses or thermae).
Translations
References
- “thermæ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
thermae
References
- “thermae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “thermae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- thermae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “thermae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- thermae in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “thermae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “thermae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin