penitentiary

Etymology
From, from , from , term used by the Quakers in Pennsylvania during the 1790s, describing a place for penitents to dwell upon their sins.

Noun

 * 1)  A state or federal prison for convicted felons;  a prison.
 * 2) A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
 * 3)  One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
 * 4)  One who does penance.
 * 5)  A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
 * 6)  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.
 * 7)  An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
 * 1)  An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, изправи́телен дом
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 * Latin: carcer
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 * Bokmål: ,
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرانقه
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 * Russian:, исправи́тельный дом, , исправи́тельная коло́ния
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 * Finnish: rippipappi

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to penance; penitential.
 * 2) Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
 * 1) Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

Translations

 * Arabic: سِجْنِيّ
 * Belarusian: турэ́мны, цямні́чны, астро́жны, пенітэнцыя́рны, папра́ўчы
 * Bulgarian: затво́рнически, пенитенциа́рен,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: pønitentiær, straffe
 * Finnish: vankila-
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 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: väzenský
 * Ukrainian:, тюре́мний, пенітенціа́рний, виправни́й