CONFESSIONALS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Confessional

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (as an adjective): the adjective from confession+ -al; the noun via French from Italian confessionale, from medieval Latin, neuter of confessionalis, from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’ (see confess)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kənˈfɛʃən(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an enclosed stall in a church divided by a screen or curtain in which a priest sits to hear confessions

Short Definition:

stall in church for confessions

Examples:
  • the secrets of the confessional
Definition:

an acknowledgement that one has done something shameful or embarrassing; a confession

Short Definition:

confession of something

Examples:
  • tabloid confessionals

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