Confessional

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling confession.
  • n. A small enclosed stall in which a priest hears confessions.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. In the manner or style of a confession.
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • adj. Pertaining to a confession of faith.
    • 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.
  • n. A small cabinet, stall, or box in a Roman Catholic church in which the priest sits to hear confessions.
  • n. Same as confession, 4.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stall    cubicle    kiosk    booth   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stall   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    concessional    congressional    nonprofessional    obsessional    processional    professional    unprofessional   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    piscina    unpublished    chancel   
     
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