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confessional

[kuhn-fesh-uh-nl]

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adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or based on confession.
confessional release.

noun

the place set apart for the hearing of confessions by a priest.
French Furniture.��a high, upholstered wing chair of the 18th century.

confessional

/ ��ə��ˈ��ɛʃə��ə�� /

adjective

of, like, or suited to a confession

noun

Christianity RC Church a small stall, usually enclosed and divided by a screen or curtain, where a priest hears confessions
a book of penitential prayers

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Other Word Forms

pseudoconfessional adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confessional¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin ��ǲԴڱ��ō��, neuter of ��ǲԴڱ��ō�� (adjective); confession, -al ¹; confessional defs. 2, 3 from French, from Medieval Latin

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“My father would walk into the room and he would light it up,” she says, wiping her mascara in a confessional.

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Flores handed me no documents, but something perhaps more powerful: a confessional.

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Joe’s inner monologue pipes up, excitedly stating, “In the canon of epic romances, bouncing back from a gunpoint confessional is practically a genre staple.”

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“I need the staff to stay focused on helping me expand the Vanderpump brand,” Vanderpump says in a confessional in the season premiere.

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But Daniels gave the U.S. edition the look of a reality show format, complete with confessional interviews.

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confession confessionalism

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