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Definition of Penetralia
1. Noun. The innermost parts.
Definition of Penetralia
1. n. pl. The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace.
Definition of Penetralia
1. Noun. The innermost, secret or hidden parts. ¹
2. Noun. The innermost parts of a building, such as a shrine, recess or a sanctuary within a temple. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penetralia
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penetralia
Literary usage of Penetralia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Voices: An Introduction to Contemporary Poetry by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow Wilkinson (1922)
"penetralia I am a part of all you see In Nature; part of all you feel: I am the
impact of the bee Upon the blossom; in the tree I am the sap,—that shall ..."
2. The fortunes of Nigel. By the author of 'Waverley'. by Walter Scott (1822)
"... Mr F. in another compartment of the same labyrinth I have described, for
suffering any one to penetrate so far into the penetralia of their temple. ..."
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