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penitentiary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- pĕn'·ĭ·tĕnʹ·shə·rē
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
Etymology
From Middle English penitentiary, from Medieval Latin 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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to penance; penitential.
A penitentiary tax.
1654, John Bramhall, A Just Vindication of the Church of England from the Unjust Aspersion of Criminal Schism:
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
Penitentiary houses.
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
Coordinates
carceral (relating to the punishment of criminals)
Synonyms
punishmental · penal · punishmental · penary · penitentiary · penal
Translations (25)
da pønitentiær (of or relating to prison) · de Gefängnis- (of or relating to prison) · uk пенітенціа́рний (of or relating to prison) · bg пенитенциа́рен (of or relating to prison) · uk виправни́й (of or relating to prison) · ru исправи́тельный (of or relating to prison) · cs vězeňský (of or relating to prison) · bg изправи́телен (of or relating to prison) · fi vankila- (of or relating to prison) · be пенітэнцыя́рны (of or relating to prison) · be цямні́чны (of or relating to prison) · pl więzienny (of or relating to prison) · uk тюре́мний (of or relating to prison) · bg затво́рнически (of or relating to prison) · el σωφρονιστικός (of or relating to prison) · nb fengsels- (of or relating to prison) · be турэ́мны (of or relating to prison) · be папра́ўчы (of or relating to prison) · da straffe- (of or relating to prison) · fr pénitentiaire (of or relating to prison) · sk väzenský (of or relating to prison) · be астро́жны (of or relating to prison) · ru пенитенциа́рный тюре́мный (of or relating to prison) · ar سِجْنِيّ (of or relating to prison) · uk в'язни́чний (of or relating to prison)
penitentiary en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- pĕn'·ĭ·tĕnʹ·shə·rē
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
Etymology
From Middle English penitentiary, from Medieval Latin 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.
Meanings
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(US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:penitentiary.
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A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
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(obsolete) One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
The Race of this Warre fell vpon the losse of Vrbin it selfe, which was the Dukes vndoubted Right; Yet in this case, no Penitentiary, (though hee had enioyned him neuer so strait Penance to expiate his first Offence,) would haue counselled him to haue giuen ouer the pursuit of his Right for Vrbin; Which after he prosperously re-obtained, […]
a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC, pages 8–9:
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(obsolete) One who does penance.
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(obsolete) A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
Topics which a priest may not treat , and which bishops declare are unfit for sacramental confession even in penitentiaries, become , with either public or private approval , the subject - matter of platform speeches
1875, Orby Shipley, A Theory about Sin:
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(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.
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(obsolete) An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
Forms
Deriveds
penitentiaryship
Relateds
penitent · penitential · repentant · repentance · repent · penitence
Synonyms
pen
Translations (27)
bg затво́р (prison) · ga príosún (prison) · ko 교도소 (prison) · ru тюрьма́ (prison) · fi rippipappi (priest who administers the sacrament of penance) · pt penitenciária (prison) · de Gefängnis (prison) · cs vězení (prison) · fi rangaistuslaitos (prison) · nl penitentiaire inrichting (prison) · cs nápravné zařízení (prison) · ru исправи́тельный дом (prison) · ru исправи́тельная коло́ния (prison) · fr pénitencier (prison) · he בֵּית סֹהַר (prison) · es penitenciaría (prison) · ja 監獄 (prison) · el σωφρονιστήριο (prison) · ota پرانقه (prison) · el κρατητήριο (prison) · id lembaga pemasyarakatan (prison) · nb kasjott (prison) · it penitenziario (prison) · nb fengsel (prison) · bg изправи́телен дом (prison) · la carcer (prison) · ru пенитенциа́рий (prison)