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con·fes·sional (-ə nəl)
noun
- a small, enclosed place in a church, where a priest hears confessions
- confession to a priest
Etymology: Fr, orig. (chaire) confessionale, (chair) for confession
adjective
of, characterized by, or for a confession or confessions
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