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confessional

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con·fes·sion·al  (kn-fsh-nl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling confession.
n.
A small enclosed stall in which a priest hears confessions.

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
Noun1.confessionalconfessional - a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
kiosk, stall, booth, cubicle - small area set off by walls for special use
Translations
confessional [kənˈfeʃənl] Nconfesionario m
confessional [kənˈfɛʃənəl] nconfessionnal m
confessional
nBeichtstuhl m; the secrecy of the confessionaldas Beichtgeheimnis
confessional [kənˈfɛʃnl] nconfessionale m
confessional [kənˈfɛʃnl] nconfessionale m


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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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