balneation

See also: balnéation

English

Etymology

Latin balneum (“bath”)

Noun

balneation (plural balneations)

1. (formal) The act of bathing.
   • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts:

     There is the Professor's nightly bath, for instance, which has all the solemn trappings of a royal balneation.

2. The administration of public baths.

Translations

act of bathing

• Italian: balneazione (it) f
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