Sekirov Dictionary

confessional

/kənˈfɛʃənəl/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 3

noun3

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A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
- The confessional's chief amusement has been seduction–in all the ages of the Church. — 1909
•
A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
- We see Brooks seethe in a corner, and, in a cut to a confessional, he exaggerates the scene, saying, “I’m feeling really uncomfortable. Her vagina’s in my face.” — 2021
A confession.

adjective2

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In the manner or style of a confession.
- The studied reticence of the poems in quatrains is opposed to the more confessional aspects of the monologue. — 1991
Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism.

forms

confessionals · more confessional · most confessional

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