sanatorium meaning

sanatorium as a noun

1. a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases

   Synonyms: sanatarium, sanitarium

   Type of: hospital

2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum

   Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit

   Type of: mental hospital

sanatorium in a sentence

• Hermann Brehmer established the first German sanatorium.
• Tuberculosis patients were sent to a special hospital called a sanatorium.
• In summary, you can call the ship, with complete justification, a floating sanatorium.
• Tom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.