penetralia

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/, /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ljə/
Rhymes: -eɪliə

Noun

penetralia pl (plural only)

The innermost, secret or hidden parts; mysteries.
The innermost parts of a building, such as a shrine, recess or a sanctuary within a temple.
- 1748, [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random. , volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: [William Strahan] for J. Osborn , →OCLC:
  I believe, had I been in the inmost recesses of my habitation—the very penetralia—your eagerness would have surmounted bolts, bars, decency, and everything.
- 1857, Anthony Trollope, “Mrs. Bold is Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Grantly at Plumstead”, in Barchester Towers. , copyright edition, volume II, Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, published 1859, →OCLC, page 12:
  He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.
- 1880, Thomas Hardy, “A Discovery Turns the Scale”, in The Trumpet-Major , volume III, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., , →OCLC, page 94:
  […] Bob's countenance was sublimed by his recent interview, like that of a priest just come from the penetralia of the temple.

Derived terms

penetralian

Latin

Adjective

penetrālia

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of penetrālis

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