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Meaning of 'confessional' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confessional [ a.]
- Pertaining to a confession of faith.
2 . Confessional [ n.]
- The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.

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