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confessional definition

con·fes·sional (-ə nəl)

noun

  1. a small, enclosed place in a church, where a priest hears confessions
  2. confession to a priest

Etymology: Fr, orig. (chaire) confessionale, (chair) for confession

adjective

of, characterized by, or for a confession or confessions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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