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

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To start, a maximum of six guests gather at a ceremonial fire pit in the center of the lush jungle where hot stones are heated, which will later be placed in the center of the adobe sweat lodge. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 Together everyone made the roughly four-hour drive from the reservation to a grassy field near Blue Water Creek, where tents were pitched and two sweat lodges built for prayer ceremonies—the first but not the last time many of the descendants returned to the site. Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 In the late spring and summer, interpretive guides lead walking tours through the grasslands of the 50-acre property, which includes a traditional village complete with a pit house and sweat lodge. Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for sweat lodge 

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Nov. 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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