Meaning of penetralia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The innermost, secret or hidden parts; mysteries.
   plural, plural-only
2. The innermost parts of a building, such as a shrine, recess or a sanctuary within a temple.
   plural, plural-only

Examples

“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.”

“He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.”

“[…] Bob's countenance was sublimed by his recent interview, like⟳ that of a priest just come⟳ from the penetralia of the temple.”

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