Hindi penitentiary का अर्थ हिंदी में

Noun

• कैदखाना
• बन्दीगृह
• तपस्यागृह
• योगस्थान

Adjective

• प्रायश्चित संबन्धी

• बन्दीगृह
• दण्डात्मक
• सुधारात्मक
• बंदीगृह
• सुधारगृह

English penitentiary meaning in English  •  penitentiary का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में

Noun

• One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
• One who does penance.
• A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.
• That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.
• An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the >Grand Penitentiary >, appointed by the pope.
• A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor; a prison; a jail. Colloquially often shortened to pen>.

Adjective

• Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.
• Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.
• Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.