confessional (noun)

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• confessional — ► NOUN 1) an enclosed stall in a church, in which a priest sits to hear confessions. 2) a confession. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of speech or writing) in which a person admits to private thoughts or incidents in their past. 2) relating to religious… …   English terms dictionary

• confessional debugging — noun The debugging technique wherein a programmer explains a problem to someone else, and in the process realizes the source of it. <span style= font variant:small caps >Talk to someone else about the problem.</span> <! note: was… …   Wiktionary

• confessional — noun Confessional is used before these nouns: ↑lyrics …   Collocations dictionary

• confessional chair — noun A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in… …   Wiktionary

• confessional — noun 1》 an enclosed stall in a church, divided by a screen, in which a priest sits to hear confessions. 2》 a confession. adjective 1》 (of speech or writing) in which a person reveals or admits to private thoughts or incidents in their past. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• confessional — I UK [kənˈfeʃ(ə)nəl] / US [kənˈfeʃən(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms confessional : singular confessional plural confessionals a small room in a church, especially a Roman Catholic church, where a person goes to tell a priest about the bad… …   English dictionary

• confessional — I. noun Date: 1727 1. a place where a priest hears confessions 2. the practice of confessing to a priest II. adjective Date: 1684 1. of, relating to, or being a confession especially of faith 2. of, relating to, or being intimately… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• confessional — con|fes|sion|al1 [ kən feʃnəl ] noun count a small room in a Roman Catholic church where a person goes to tell a priest about the bad things they have done confessional con|fes|sion|al 2 [ kən feʃnəl ] adjective admitting to bad or embarrassing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• confessional — 1 noun (C) a place in a church, usually an enclosed room, where a priest hears people make their confessions 2 adjective confessional speech or writing contains private thoughts or facts that you normally want to keep secret, especially private… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• confessional — 1. adjective In the manner or style of a confession. 2. noun 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 …   Wiktionary

• confessional — /kənˈfɛʃənəl / (say kuhn feshuhnuhl) adjective 1. of, or of the nature of, confession. –noun 2. the place set apart for the hearing of confessions by a priest. 3. the practice or institution of confession …