英语词汇“Penitente”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Penitente

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnteɪ/

noun

1A member of a religious society of flagellants in the south-western United States, which flourished primarily in the 19th cent.

The Penitentes probably originated as an offshoot of a Franciscan Third Order..

2 Physical Geography. With lower-case initial. = penitent.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Spanish penitente penitent, also in transferred use in sense 2, apparently on account of the resemblance of the peak to a penitent's cowl from classical Latin penitent-, penitēns.

单词	Penitente
释义	Penitente /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnteɪ/ noun 1A member of a religious society of flagellants in the south-western United States, which flourished primarily in the 19th cent. The Penitentes probably originated as an offshoot of a Franciscan Third Order.. 2 Physical Geography. With lower-case initial. = penitent. Origin Mid 19th century. From Spanish penitente penitent, also in transferred use in sense 2, apparently on account of the resemblance of the peak to a penitent's cowl from classical Latin penitent-, penitēns.
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