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confessional [kənˈfɛʃənəl] adj of, like, or suited to a confession n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Chiefly RC Church a small stall, usually enclosed and divided by a screen or curtain, where a priest hears confessions 2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a book of penitential prayers ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations confessional How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She was so fascinated that, even before marrying him, she joined a committee that had been organized abroad to work for the restoration of Poland; and further, she visited the confessional of a celebrated Jesuit priest, who made an absolute fanatic of her. But I love the gold and the silk which clothe the priest of Rome, and his celibacy, and the confessional, and purgatory: and in the darkness of an Italian cathedral, incense-laden and mysterious, I believe with all my heart in the miracle of the Mass. He said there was more seduction in the Protestant than in the Catholic cantons, because the confessional protected the girls. |
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