Penitentiary word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "penitentiary" word
[adjective] used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"
\Pen`i*ten"tia*ry\, n.; pl. {Penitentiaries}. [Cf. F. p['e]nitencier. See {Penitent}.] 1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. One who does penance. [Obs.] --Hammond. 3. A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed. --Shpiley. 4. That part of a church to which penitents were admitted. --Shipley. 5. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.
(b) An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him. 6. A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.
Synonyms for penitentiary
pen, punitive, punitory
See also: correctional institution |
Related terms: antipope, archdeacon, bishop coadjutor, can, cassock, cell, condemned cell, cure, death row, ecclesiarch, federal prison, Grand Penitentiary, jailhouse, labor camp, oubliette, papa, pen, pontiff, prisonhouse, spiritual director, sponging house, the hole
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Let's analyse "penitentiary" as pure text. This string has Twelve letters in Six syllables and Five vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 41.7% of vowels is 3.1% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YRAITNETINEP. Average typing speed for these characters is 3225 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
penitentiary: 5 + 9 + 5 + 9 + 1 = 29, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven. |
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