What does Confessional mean?
Definitions for Confessional
kənˈfɛʃ ə nlcon·fes·sion·al
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Princeton's WordNet
confessionalnoun
a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
Wiktionary
confessionalnoun
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.
confessionaladjective
In the manner or style of a confession.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Confessionalnoun
The seat or box in which the confessor sits to hear the declarations of his penitents.
Etymology: French.
In one of the churches I saw a pulpit and confessional, very finely inlaid with lapis-lazuli. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
Wikipedia
Confessional
A confessional is a box, cabinet, booth, or stall in which the priest in some Christian churches sits to hear the confessions of penitents. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Churches, but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation. In the Catholic Church, confessions are only to be heard in a confessional or oratory, except for a just reason.The confessional is usually a wooden structure, with a centre compartment—entered through a door or curtain—in which the priest sits, and on each side there is a latticed opening for the penitents to speak through and a step on which they kneel. By this arrangement the priest is hidden, but the penitent is visible to the public. Confessionals sometimes form part of the architectural scheme of the church; many finely decorated specimens, dating from the late 16th and the 17th centuries, are found in churches on the continent of Europe. A notable example, in Renaissance style, is in the Saint Michael's church at Leuven. But more usually, confessionals are movable pieces of furniture.In modern practice of the Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican churches, apart from receiving absolution in the confessional, many churches offer private Confession and Absolution at the chancel rails or in a reconciliation room, as well as during communal penitential rites.In Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy confessionals are not used: the confession often occurs in sight of other believers, e.g., those waiting in the row for the same purpose, but at some distance from them to not break the seal of confession.
Webster Dictionary
Confessionalnoun
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
Confessionaladjective
pertaining to a confession of faith
Etymology: [F. confessional.]
Wikidata
Confessional
A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church, but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation, and also in the Lutheran Church. In the Catholic Church, confessions are only to be heard in a confessional or oratory, except for a just reason.
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The numerical value of Confessional in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of Confessional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Confessional in a Sentence
I would feel terribly conflicted, and I would try even harder to get that person outside confessional, but I cannot break the seal, the penalty for any priest breaking the seal is excommunication.
And I started getting more into the researching of Hunter, reading his memoir and reading whatever I could on the subject matter. it’s like a confessional novel, but you justify your behavior in a certain way.
It’s like a confessional novel, but you justify your behavior in a certain way.
This confessional system is not only corrupt. It is built on vested interests by all the sects (whose leaders) keep their grip on their people... The politicians have devoured Lebanon.
The potential ramifications of a failed state in Yemen would almost inevitably create safe havens for radical and confessional groups such as the so-called (Islamic State), this, in turn, could expand the conflict beyond Yemen's borders, potentially shattering regional stability.
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- كرسي الاعترافArabic
- изповеда́лняBulgarian
- zpovědniceCzech
- skriftestolDanish
- BeichtstuhlGerman
- εξομολογητήριοGreek
- konfesejoEsperanto
- confesionarioSpanish
- اعتراف کنندهPersian
- confessionnalFrench
- kishtey feyshtyneyManx
- कंफ़ेसियनलHindi
- 告解場Japanese
- 고백Korean
- biechtstoelDutch
- konfesjonałPolish
- confessionárioPortuguese
- исповеда́льняRussian
- исповедаоница, ispovedaonicaSerbo-Croatian
- bikt, biktstolSwedish
- günah çıkarmaTurkish
- сповіда́льняUkrainian
- اعترافیUrdu
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