sanatarium
/ˌsænəˈtɛriəm/
noun
- A medical facility or resort for people recovering from illness or for long-term treatment, especially for chronic diseases like tuberculosis.
- Doctors recommended a sanatarium for her to rest and regain her strength.
- After months of coughing, my great-grandfather was sent to a sanatarium in the mountains.
- The old sanatarium has been converted into a luxury hotel with a spa.
- A place or environment that promotes healing, rest, and recovery, often in a peaceful natural setting.
- For him, the library was a sanatarium where he could escape from the noise of the city.
- They turned their farm into a sanatarium for rescue animals.
- The quiet garden felt like a personal sanatarium for my stressed mind.