(chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
Topics which a priest may not treat , and which bishops declare are unfit for sacramental confession even in penitentiaries, become , with either public or private approval , the subject - matter of platform speeches
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A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
Topics which a priest may not treat , and which bishops declare are unfit for sacramental confession even in penitentiaries, become , with either public or private approval , the subject - matter of platform speeches
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(obsolete) One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
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