CONFESSIONAL

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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confessional

Noun

  1. A small room where confession—the sacrament of reconciliation—is performed by a priest.

Adjective

  1. In the manner or style of a confession.
  2. Officially practicing a particular religion, as a state or organization. See confessionalism 1.


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