Definition of Confesional
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- In the manner or style of a confession.
- (Roman Catholic church)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 conffessions sits in the middle room and alternately opens one of the doors to hear confession from the person kneeling on that side.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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