penitentiary

(罪犯)教养所; 感化院

[美]监狱; 娼妓收容所

(天主教所任命的)对教徒悔改事项的处理者, 宗教裁判所[员]

penitentiary

(in the US and Canada) a state or federal prison: in Canada, esp a federal prison for offenders convicted of serious crimesSometimes shortened to pen

a cleric appointed to supervise the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular area.a priest who has special faculties to absolve particularly grave sins.a cardinal who presides over a tribunal that decides all matters affecting the sacrament of penance.this tribunal itself

another word for penitential

(of an offence) punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary