confessional.

1. A booth or designated space where a priest hears religious confessions.

2. Openly disclosing personal experiences or feelings, especially in an artistic work.

3. Relating to a religious denomination or its stated doctrinal commitments.

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Words that belong together

• wooden confessional
• confessional booth

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The wooden confessional smelled of polish and extinguished candles.

A footstep sounded inside the confessional after the church had emptied.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular confessional; plural confessionals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.