NOUN
  • Definition - A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
  • Definition - A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
  • Definition - One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
  • Definition - One who does penance.
  • Definition - A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
  • Definition - 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.
  • Definition - An officer in some dioceses since 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Of or relating to penance; penitential.
  • Definition - Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
Words in your word
12 Letter Words
penitentiary 17
10 Letter Words
antipyrine 15 tripinnate 12
5 Letter Words
apery 10 panty 10 party 10 patty 10 payee 10 payer 10 peaty 10 peery 10 penny 10 petty 10 piety 10 piney 10 pinny 10 pyran 10 repay 10 aiyee 8 entry 8 eyrie 8 natty 8 netty 8 nitty 8 rainy 8 ratty 8 tarty 8 teary 8 teeny 8 tenny 8 tenty 8 tinny 8 tiyin 8 yearn 8 yenta 8 yente 8 apter 7 arpen 7 atrip 7 etape 7 inapt 7 inept 7 paint 7 panne 7 paren 7 paten 7 pater 7 patin 7 peart 7 penna 7 penne 7 penni 7 perea 7
4 Letter Words
paty 9 piny 9 pity 9 pray 9 prey 9 pyin 9 pyre 9 type 9 yipe 9 aery 7 airy 7 arty 7 ayin 7 eery 7 eyen 7 eyer 7 eyne 7 eyra 7 eyre 7 nary 7 tiny 7 tiyn 7 tray 7 trey 7 tyee 7 tyer 7 tyin 7 tyne 7 tyre 7 yare 7 yarn 7 yean 7 year 7 yeti 7 yett 7 aper 6 nape 6 neap 6 neep 6 nipa 6 pain 6 pair 6 pane 6 pant 6 pare 6 part 6 pate 6 pean 6 pear 6 peat 6
3 Letter Words
pay 8 pry 8 pya 8 pye 8 yap 8 yep 8 yip 8 any 6 aye 6 eye 6 nay 6 ray 6 rya 6 rye 6 try 6 tye 6 yar 6 yea 6 yen 6 yer 6 yet 6 yin 6 ape 5 apt 5 nap 5 nip 5 pan 5 par 5 pat 5 pea 5 pee 5 pen 5 per 5 pet 5 pia 5 pie 5 pin 5 pit 5 rap 5 rep 5 rip 5 tap 5 tip 5 ain 3 air 3 ait 3 ane 3 ani 3 ant 3 are 3
2 Letter Words
ay 5 ya 5 ye 5 pa 4 pe 4 pi 4 ae 2 ai 2 an 2 ar 2 at 2 en 2 er 2 et 2 in 2 it 2 na 2 ne 2 re 2 ta 2 te 2 ti 2
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