Confessional /(?)/
Con·fes·sion·al
Confessional
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.
Confessional
a.
- Pertaining to a confession of faith.
Phrases & Compounds
- Confessional equality
- equality before the law of persons confessing different creeds.