About The Word Confessional
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Confessional
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What's The Definition Of Confessional?
[n] a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Confessional: Related Terms | Find terms related to Confessional: admissive | ambry | apse | baptistery | blindstory | canonical | chancel | choir | cloisters | confessionary | creedal | crypt | diaconicon | diaconicum | doctrinal | dogmatic | Easter sepulcher | nave | porch | presbytery | rood loft | rood stair | rood tower | sacrarium | sacristy | transept | triforium | vestry See Also | booth | cubicle | kiosk | stall Confessional In Webster's Dictionary \Con*fes"sion*al\, n. [F. confessional.]
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.
\Con*fes"sion*al\, a. Pertaining to a confession of faith. {Confessional equality}, equality before the law of persons confessing different creeds. |
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