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sanitarium

[ san-i-tair-ee-uh m ]

/ ˌsæn ɪˈtɛər i əm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sanitarium ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural san·i·tar·i·ums, san·i·tar·i·a [san-i-tair-ee-uh] /ˌsæn ɪˈtɛər i ə/.

an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.

Also sanatorium.

Origin of sanitarium

1850–55; < Latin sānit(ās) health (see sanity) + -ārium -ary

Words nearby sanitarium

saniopurulent, sanioserous, sanious, sanit., sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitary belt, sanitary cordon, sanitary engineering, sanitary inspector

Example sentences from the Web for sanitarium

One such home, in the city of Sochi, used to be a sanitarium.

A Secret Putin Palace on Russia’s Black Sea? |Anna Nemtsova |August 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The advantages the Malvern range offers as a sanitarium are pure air and pure water.

England, Picturesque and Descriptive |Joel Cook
The grounds around the sanitarium were well laid out and quite imposing, with large trees and well-grouped shrubs.

Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman |Emma Speed Sampson
She had taken Doris out of the sanitarium to care for her at home.

Gargoyles |Ben Hecht

What if she had been suspended and sent away from the sanitarium?

Leerie |Ruth Sawyer
She disappeared through the entrance of the sanitarium, leaving Peter Brooks still smiling.

Leerie |Ruth Sawyer

British Dictionary definitions for sanitarium

sanitarium

/ (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

the US spelling of sanatorium

Word Origin for sanitarium

C19: from Latin sānitās health

Medical definitions for sanitarium

sanitarium

[ săn′ĭ-târ′ē-əm ]

n.

sanatorium