penetralia
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 George Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random
- 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, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 5 →ISBN
- He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.
- 1748, Tobias George Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random
Derived terms
- penetralian
Latin
Adjective
penētrālia
- nominative neuter plural of penētrālis
- accusative neuter plural of penētrālis
- vocative neuter plural of penētrālis