What is "penetralia" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does penetralia mean in English? Meaning of penetralia definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "penetralia" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "penetralia": the innermost parts

Noun

  • Meaning: the innermost parts
  • Synonyms: penetralia
  • Hypernyms: inside interior
  • Adjective: The innermost, secret or hidden parts.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 1857150570) 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 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 1857150570) He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.
  • Synonyms:

    core, guts, innards, entrails, deep, viscera, belly, interior, hold, intestines, recesses, depths, vitals, seclusion, isolation, solitude, quiet, sequestration, aloofness, retirement, separation, separateness, concealment, retreat, clandestineness, confidentiality, privateness, ones space, heart, cranny, hollow, dent, cubicle, depression, slot, angle, closet, cavity, nook, cell, crutch, fork, opening, alcove, cove, break, mouth, hole, retreat, bay, ambush, indentation, crypt, reaches, carrel, embrasure, depths, oriel, socket, apse, hiding place, secret place,

    Antonyms:

    exterior, outside, exteriority, togetherness, publicity, sociableness, publicness, bulge, misfortune, continuation, solid, closure,

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