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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''bæth''; akin to Old High German ''bad'' bath, Old High German ''bāen'' to warm
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a washing or soaking (as in [[water]] or [[steam]]) of all or part of the [[body]]
*2a : [[water]] used for bathing
:b (1) : a contained liquid for a special [[purpose]] (2) : a receptacle holding the liquid
:c (1) : a [[medium]] for regulating the [[temperature]] of something placed in or on it (2) : a vessel containing this medium
*3a : bathroom
:b : a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing
:c : spa 1 —usually used in plural
:d British : swimming pool —often used in plural
*4a : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being covered with a [[liquid]]
==Description==
'''Bathing''' is the washing or cleansing of the [[body]] in a fluid, usually [[water]] or an aqueous solution. It may be practiced for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_hygiene personal hygiene], religious [[ritual]] or [[therapeutic]] [[purposes]] or as a [[recreational]] activity.
Bathing can take place in any situation where there is [[water]]. It can take place in a bathtub or shower, or it can be in a [[river]], [[lake]], water hole, pool or the [[sea]], or any other water receptacle. The term used to describe the act can vary. For example, a [[ritual]] religious bath is usually referred to as immersion, the use of water for [[therapeutic]] purposes can be called water treatment or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrotherapy hydrotherapy], and engaging in recreational water activities can be called swimming.
The [[intentional]] immersion of the [[body]] in any agent may be considered bathing, for example ''sunbathing'' is the "immersion" in sunlight.
There are towns which have become [[famous]] for their public baths, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset Bath] (known during ancient Roman times as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquae_Sulis ''Aquae Sulis'']), a Roman city in England famous for healing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrothermal_springs hydrothermal springs]. It was a popular resort town for the [[wealthy]] from Elizabethan to Georgian times. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing]
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''bæth''; akin to Old High German ''bad'' bath, Old High German ''bāen'' to warm
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a washing or soaking (as in [[water]] or [[steam]]) of all or part of the [[body]]
*2a : [[water]] used for bathing
:b (1) : a contained liquid for a special [[purpose]] (2) : a receptacle holding the liquid
:c (1) : a [[medium]] for regulating the [[temperature]] of something placed in or on it (2) : a vessel containing this medium
*3a : bathroom
:b : a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing
:c : spa 1 —usually used in plural
:d British : swimming pool —often used in plural
*4a : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being covered with a [[liquid]]
==Description==
'''Bathing''' is the washing or cleansing of the [[body]] in a fluid, usually [[water]] or an aqueous solution. It may be practiced for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_hygiene personal hygiene], religious [[ritual]] or [[therapeutic]] [[purposes]] or as a [[recreational]] activity.
Bathing can take place in any situation where there is [[water]]. It can take place in a bathtub or shower, or it can be in a [[river]], [[lake]], water hole, pool or the [[sea]], or any other water receptacle. The term used to describe the act can vary. For example, a [[ritual]] religious bath is usually referred to as immersion, the use of water for [[therapeutic]] purposes can be called water treatment or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrotherapy hydrotherapy], and engaging in recreational water activities can be called swimming.
The [[intentional]] immersion of the [[body]] in any agent may be considered bathing, for example ''sunbathing'' is the "immersion" in sunlight.
There are towns which have become [[famous]] for their public baths, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset Bath] (known during ancient Roman times as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquae_Sulis ''Aquae Sulis'']), a Roman city in England famous for healing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrothermal_springs hydrothermal springs]. It was a popular resort town for the [[wealthy]] from Elizabethan to Georgian times. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing]
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
