English sweat

noun

A disease that had outbreaks in 16th-century Tudor England, and latterly into Europe, that had the characteristic of uncontrollable continuous extreme sweating, leading to death within hours, and now thought to be caused by hantavirus.

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sudor anglicusEnglish sweatingEnglish sweating sicknessthe sweatssweats
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Meanings

nounEnglish sweat (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA disease that had outbreaks in 16th-century Tudor England, and latterly into Europe, that had the characteristic of uncontrollable continuous extreme sweating, leading to death within hours, and now thought to be caused by hantavirus.

    Synonyms: sudor anglicus, English sweating, English sweating sickness, the sweats, sweats

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease that had outbreaks in 16th-century Tudor England, and latterly into Europe, that had the characteristic of uncontrollable continuous extreme sweating, leading to death within hours, and now thought to be caused by hantavirus.

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sudor anglicusEnglish sweatingEnglish sweating sicknessthe sweatssweats
Also see
sweating sickness

Translations

Latin sudor anglicus
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APA

English sweat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sweat

MLA

“English sweat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sweat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “English sweat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20sweat.

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