confessionary

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən fesh′ə ner′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•fes•sion•ar•y  (kən fesh′ə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. 
adj. 
  1. Religionof or pertaining to confession, esp. auricular confession of sins.

n. 
  1. Religion[Archaic.]a confessional.
  • Medieval Latin confessiōnārius, equivalent. to confessiōn- confession + -ārius -ary
  • 1600–10


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