Confessional

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  • adjective. Relating to or resembling confession.
  • noun. A small enclosed stall in which a priest hears confessions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a confession or creed.
  • Of or pertaining to the act or practice of confessing to a priest. See sacramental confession, under confession.
  • noun. A small cabinet, stall, or box in a Roman Catholic church in which the priest sits to hear confessions.
  • noun. Same as confession, 4.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.
  • adjective. Pertaining to a confession of faith.
  • adjective. equality before the law of persons confessing different creeds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. In the manner or style of a confession.
  • noun. A small room where confession (the sacrament of reconciliation) is performed. Traditional architecture has used three adjacent rooms separated by gratings with sliding doors; the priest hearing the confessions sits in the middle room and alternately opens one of the doors to hear confession from the person kneeling on that side.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
  • Word Usage
    "Due to the built-in confessional quotas of the Lebanese political system, and the fact that Hizbullah has pointedly refrained from seeking more parliament seats than it won in 2005, a March 8th majority would — by necessity — have to be dominated by the Michel Aoun-led Change & Reform bloc."
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