thermae

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Visitors to the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath, England, soaked up the sun in a rooftop pool.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2012

But what Thermae Romae – unlikely to get a release in the UK – inadvertently shows up is how little cinematic influence Japan has over the west at the moment.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2012

Viewed from nine time zones away, Japan's current No 1 film, Thermae Romae, seems to be yet another example of the scintillating oddities of the like only that country produces.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2012

The Thermae or Imperial Baths.—The term thermae is given to the immense bathing establishments which were built by the emperors to ingratiate themselves with the people.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Oddest of all our Roman social conventions is the contrast between the insistence on complete concealment of the human figure everywhere else and the universal acceptance of its display at the Thermae.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas