Noun
A structure in which people expose themselves to high-temperature air, often combined with steam or aromatic substances, as in a steam bath or sauna.
A ceremony or ritual using such a structure, generally for purposes of purification.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI don't want to participate in traditional Indian religious ceremonies - dance in a sun dance or pray in a sweat lodge or go on a vision quest with the help of a medicine man. The power of these ceremonies has an appeal, but I'm content with what little religion I already have. Ian Frazier
In 2009, three people died from heat exposure during a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona run by a non-Native American self-help author who eventually served nearly two years in prison for negligent homicide. Source: Internet
Lizbeth Neuman, 49, of Minnesota, Kirby Brown, 38, of New York and James Shore, 40, of Wisconsin, died after exposure to sauna-like conditions inside the sweat lodge, medical examiners ruled. Source: Internet
“The way I feel about it is they talk a good talk, they say a lot of good things, but when it comes right to it, they would refer to it as a mud hole,” Gartner said of the sweat lodge area. Source: Internet
The sweat lodge is much like a Roman Catholic confessional in that it can serve to provide a cleansing ceremony and to help people reconnect with their traditional customs.” Source: Internet
Water is the healer, especially in the sweat lodge, which is representing the womb of mother earth, that we’re crawling back into the womb for that healing and cleansing. Source: Internet