Unscramble PENITENTIARY
The words or letters PENITENTIARY are unscrambled. Our word finder was able to unscramble and find 488 words in PENITENTIARY
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Definition of PENITENTIARY
- Penitentiary - Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.
- Penitentiary - Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.
- Penitentiary - Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.
- Penitentiary - A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.
- Penitentiary - A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.
- Penitentiary - An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.
- Penitentiary - An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
- Penitentiary - One who does penance.
- Penitentiary - One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
- Penitentiary - That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.