English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪli�|-eɪli�

Noun
penetralia

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

#*1748, Tobias George Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random
#*: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.

Derived terms
penetralian

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• 2007-11-26 09:17 - Bookinvestor - Took out Wikipedia article, it's a music album rather than meaning of word

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