penetralia [ pen-i-trey-lee-uh ]
plural noun
1. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing.
2. the most private or secret things.
OTHER WORDS FROM PENETRALIA
pen·e·tra·li·an, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PENETRALIA
seclusion, isolation, solitude, quiet, sequestration, aloofness, retirement, separation, separateness, concealment, retreat, confidentiality, privateness, heart, cranny, hollow, dent, cubicle, depression, slot
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Origin: 1660–70; < Latin, noun use of neuter plural of penetrālis inner, equivalent to penetr(āre) to penetrate + -ālis-al
HOW TO USE PENETRALIA IN A SENTENCE
She wants to make me the stepping-stone to social success; she sighs for the purple penetralia of the plutocracy.
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE, VOL. II, NO. 3, FEBRUARY 1889|VARIOUS
Yet at such an hour it will now be necessary to enter its penetralia.
AURIOL|W. HARRISON AINSWORTH
He wished to be what he called "safe" with all those whom he had admitted to the penetralia of his house and heart.
BARCHESTER TOWERS|ANTHONY TROLLOPE
Here lay the penetralia of this domicile, this weak fortification against the world.
THE BROKEN GATE|EMERSON HOUGH
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