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penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

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noun

Strafanstalt, Gefängnis

A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.

Examples :

"He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for armed robbery. "

Er wurde wegen bewaffneten Raubüberfalls zu zehn Jahren im Gefängnis verurteilt.

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noun

Beichtvater

A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.

Examples :

"Father Michael served as the penitentiary at the cathedral, listening to confessions and offering absolution. "

Pater Michael diente als Beichtvater in der Kathedrale, hörte Beichten und spendete Absolution.

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noun

Beichtvater, Bußprediger

One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.

Examples :

"In the early church, the penitentiary listened to confessions and assigned acts of contrition. "

In der frühen Kirche hörte der Beichtvater Beichten und wies Bußleistungen zu.

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noun

Büßer

One who does penance.

Examples :

"The convicted criminal entered the penitentiary to serve his sentence. "

Der verurteilte Verbrecher trat als Büßer in das Gefängnis ein, um seine Strafe abzusitzen.

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noun

Beichtstuhl, Bußhaus

A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.

Examples :

"The monastery's small penitentiary was a quiet place for monks to confess their sins. "

Der kleine Beichtstuhl des Klosters war ein ruhiger Ort für Mönche, um ihre Sünden zu beichten.

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noun

Pönitentiarie

An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc.; run by a cardinal called the Grand Penitentiary who is appointed by the pope.

Examples :

"Given the context of a papal court office, using everyday topics would be misleading. A simple, contextually accurate sentence is: "The Catholic bishop sought clarification from the Penitentiary regarding the absolution of a complex vow." "

Angesichts des Kontexts eines päpstlichen Gerichtshofs wäre die Verwendung alltäglicher Themen irreführend. Ein einfacher, kontextuell korrekter Satz lautet: Der katholische Bischof suchte von der Pönitentiarie Klärung bezüglich der Absolution eines komplexen Gelübdes.

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noun

Bußrichter

An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.

Examples :

"The penitentiary had the authority to forgive sins reserved by the bishop. "

Der Bußrichter hatte die Befugnis, die vom Bischof vorbehaltenen Sünden zu vergeben.

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adjective

Bußfertig, büßend

Of or relating to penance; penitential.

Examples :

"Her penitentiary mood after accidentally breaking her mother's favorite vase was evident in her quiet apologies and offers to help clean up the mess. "

Ihre bußfertige Stimmung, nachdem sie versehentlich die Lieblingsvase ihrer Mutter zerbrochen hatte, zeigte sich in ihren leisen Entschuldigungen und Angeboten, beim Aufräumen zu helfen.

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adjective

Straf-, Gefängnis-

Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

Examples :

"The penitentiary system focuses on rehabilitation rather than just punishment. "

Das Strafsystem konzentriert sich eher auf Rehabilitation als nur auf Bestrafung.

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