SANATIVE
San"a*tive, a. Etym: [LL. sanativus.]
Defn: Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal;
sanatory.
— San"a*tive*ness, n.
SANATORIUM
San`a*to"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Sanatory.]
Defn: An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See Sanitarium.
SANATORY
San"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sa to heal. See
Sanable.]
Defn: Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative;
sanative.
Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as
quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey.
Note: Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded. Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more general meaning of pertaining to health.
SANBENITO San`be*ni"to, n. Etym: [Sp. & Pg. sambenito, contr. from L. saccus sack + benedictus blessed.]
1. Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitens on being reconciled to the church.
2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-fé.