penitentiary
A state or federal prison for convicted felonsA state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
» Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.
Значение
значений: 7(США)A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:penitentiary.
Gefängnis
пенитенциа́рийpenitɛnciárij, исправи́тельный домispravítelʹnyj dom, тюрьма́tjurʹmá
A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
(устаревшее)One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
(устаревшее)One who does penance.
(устаревшее)A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
(устаревшее)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.
(устаревшее)An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
- a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
Примеры
предложений: 11Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.
Tom escaped from a state penitentiary.
Том сбежал из государственной тюрьмы.
Tom was sent to a state penitentiary.
Rodrigo was sent to an island penitentiary.
Rodrigo was taken to an island penitentiary.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English penitentiary, from Medieval Latin pēnitentiārius (“place of penitence”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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Формы
мн. число: penitentiaries| Ед. число | penitentiary |
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