balneation

See also: balnéation

English

Etymology

From 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.

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