penitentiary

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

penitentiaries

1.
(US)(chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:penitentiary.
Đồng nghĩa: pen
2.
A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
3.
(obsolete)One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
4.
(obsolete)One who does penance.
5.
(obsolete)A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
6.
(obsolete)An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc.; run by a cardinal called the Grand Penitentiary who is appointed by the pope.
7.
(obsolete)An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Of or relating to penance; penitential.
2.
(not comparable)Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
Đồng nghĩa: penal, punishmental, penal, penary, penitentiary, punishmental

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Đồng nghĩa

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penitentiaryship penitence penitent penitential repent repentance repentant carceralrelating to the punishment of criminals carceral

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ine-pro From Middle English penitentiary, from pēnitentiārius (place of penitence), from Latin paenitentia (penitence), term used by the Quakers in Pennsylvania during the 1790s, describing a place for penitents to dwell upon their sins.