penetralia

pl.n.

1. The innermost parts of a building, especially the sanctuary of a temple.
2. The most private or secret parts; recesses: the penetralia of the soul.

[Latin penetrālia, from neuter pl. of penetrālis, inner, from penetrāre, to penetrate. See penetrate.]

(pen-i-TRAY-lee-uh)

noun
1. The innermost parts of a building, especially the sanctuary of a temple.
2. The most private or secret parts; recesses.

Etymology
Latin penetralia, from neuter pl. of penetralis, inner, from penetrare, to penetrate.

Usage
"Beyond this semipublic space lay the penetralia of the house-the camerino, the small room that was the forerunner of the English closet and the French cabinet, and the studio or studiolo. Here lay privacy, security, and quiet." — James Fenton, A Room of One's Own, The New York Review of Books, Aug 13, 1998.

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1. The interior part of a building, as a sanctuary.
2. An inner apartment.

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1) the innermost or most private parts, esp. of a temple or palace
2) hidden things or secrets

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the innermost parts

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