penitentiary

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n. 监狱, 收容所, 教养所, 宗教裁判所 a. 用作感化的, 应处监禁的, 教养所的, 收容所的

发音

其它 /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

词形变化

penitentiaries 复数 penitentiaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.

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    For quotations using this term, see Citations:penitentiary.

  2. 2.

    A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.

  3. 3.

    One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    One who does penance.

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  5. 5.

    A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.

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  6. 6.

    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.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to penance; penitential.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pen

上位词 1

correctional institution
形容词

同义词 1

penitential

近义相关 4

punitive penitent repentant punitory

词源

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.

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