confessional

UK: /kənˈfɛʃən^əl/ US: /kənˈfɛʃənəl/ ,(kən fesh′ə nl)

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con•fes•sion•al /kənˈfɛʃənəl/   adj. 

1. of or characteristic of confession.

n. [countable]

2. Religion a place for hearing confessions by a priest.

See -fess-.

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con•fes•sion•al  (kən fesh′ə nl), adj. 

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or based on confession:
   confessional release.

n. 

2. Religion the place set apart for the hearing of confessions by a priest.
3. Furniture [Fr. Furniture.] a high, upholstered wing chair of the 18th century.

• Medieval Latin
• French
• Medieval Latin confessiōnāle, neuter of confessiōnālis (adjective, adjectival); see confession, -al¹; in def. 2, 3
• 1590–1600

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confessional / kənˈfɛʃən^əl/ adjective

1. of, like, or suited to a confession

noun

1. a small stall, usually enclosed and divided by a screen or curtain, where a priest hears confessions