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penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

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noun

Penitenciaría, prisión

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

Examples :

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

Fue sentenciado a diez años en la penitenciaría por robo a mano armada.

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noun

Penitenciario

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. "

El padre Michael sirvió como penitenciario en la catedral, escuchando confesiones y ofreciendo la absolución.

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noun

Penitenciario

One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.

Examples :

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

En la iglesia primitiva, el penitenciario escuchaba las confesiones y asignaba actos de contrición.

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noun

Penitente

One who does penance.

Examples :

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

El criminal convicto entró en la penitenciaría para cumplir su condena como penitente.

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noun

Confesionario

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. "

El pequeño confesionario del monasterio era un lugar tranquilo para que los monjes confesaran sus pecados.

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noun

Penitenciaría

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." "

Dado el contexto de una oficina de la corte papal, usar temas cotidianos sería engañoso. Una frase simple y contextualmente precisa es: El obispo católico buscó una aclaración de la Penitenciaría con respecto a la absolución de un voto complejo.

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noun

Penitenciario

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. "

El penitenciario tenía la autoridad para perdonar los pecados reservados por el obispo.

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adjective

Penitencial, de penitencia

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. "

Su estado de ánimo penitencial después de romper accidentalmente el jarrón favorito de su madre fue evidente en sus silenciosas disculpas y en sus ofrecimientos para ayudar a limpiar el desorden.

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adjective

Penitenciario, carcelario

Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

Examples :

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

El sistema penitenciario se centra en la rehabilitación en lugar de solo el castigo.

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