penetralia

English

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

Noun

penetralia pl (plural only)

  1. The innermost, secret or hidden parts; mysteries.
  2. 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, →ISBN, page 5:
      He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

penetrālia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of penetrālis
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