penetraliumn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnᵻˈtreɪlɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛnəˈtreɪlj(ə)m/,

/ˌpɛnəˈtreɪliəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: penetralia n.

Etymology: Back-formation < penetralia n., on the assumption that classical Latin penetrālia , plural, corresponds to a singular form *penetrālium . Compare earlier penetral n., penetralia n.

An innermost or most secret part or place; the interior of a building. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > interior of building

penetralium1817

interior1864

1817 J. Keats Lett. (1958) I. 194 Coleridge..would let go by a fine isolated verisimilitude caught from the Penetralium of mystery, from being incapable of remaining content with half knowledge.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. i. 5 I had no desire to aggravate his impatience, previous to inspecting the penetralium.

1914 B. B. Warfield Saviour of World i. 10 Allow Him merely to plead with men from without the penetralium of their personality.

1989 L. Clarke Chymical Wedding (BNC) 221 Here the Adept stands outside of time within the penetralium of mystery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penetralium
释义	penetraliumn. Brit. /ˌpɛnᵻˈtreɪlɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpɛnəˈtreɪlj(ə)m/, /ˌpɛnəˈtreɪliəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: penetralia n. Etymology: Back-formation < penetralia n., on the assumption that classical Latin penetrālia , plural, corresponds to a singular form *penetrālium . Compare earlier penetral n., penetralia n. An innermost or most secret part or place; the interior of a building. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > interior of building penetralium1817 interior1864 1817 J. Keats Lett. (1958) I. 194 Coleridge..would let go by a fine isolated verisimilitude caught from the Penetralium of mystery, from being incapable of remaining content with half knowledge. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. i. 5 I had no desire to aggravate his impatience, previous to inspecting the penetralium. 1914 B. B. Warfield Saviour of World i. 10 Allow Him merely to plead with men from without the penetralium of their personality. 1989 L. Clarke Chymical Wedding (BNC) 221 Here the Adept stands outside of time within the penetralium of mystery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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