English Explanatory Dictionary

confessional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In the manner or style of a confession.
  2. Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism (sense 1).
noun
  1. A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
  2. A confession.
  3. A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.

Pronunciation

/kənˈfɛʃənəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confessional.wav /kənˈfeʃənəl/

Word forms

confessional more confessional most confessional confessionals

Etymology

From confession + -al.

Synonyms

confession booth

Related words

interconfessional

Derived words

anticonfessional confessional chair confessional debugging confessionalise confessionalist confessionality confessionalize confessionally confessional state ethnoconfessional multiconfessional nonconfessional semiconfessional

Translations

Spanish: confesional
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