搜尋結果
penitentiary
- IPA[ˌpenəˈten(t)SH(ə)rē]
美式
- a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.;(in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.
noun: penitentiary, plural noun: penitentiaries
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. North American a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
- 2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.
- ▪ an office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution.