Penetralia
WordNet

noun


(1)   The innermost parts
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. The innermost, secret or hidden parts.
  2. The innermost parts of a building, such as a shrine, recess or a sanctuary within a temple.
    • 1748, Tobias George Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random
      I believe, had I been in the inmost recesses of my habitation--the very penetralia--your eagerness would have surmounted bolts, bars, decency, and everything.
 
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