Associations to the word «Confessional»

CONFESSIONAL, adjective. In the manner or style of a confession.

CONFESSIONAL, adjective. Officially practicing a particular religion, as a state or organization. See confessionalism 1.

CONFESSIONAL, noun. (Roman Catholic church) A small room where confession—the sacrament of reconciliation—is performed by a priest.

CONFESSIONAL, noun. A confession

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 the other

CONFESSIONAL CHAIRS, noun. Plural of confessional chair

CONFESSIONAL DEBUGGING, noun. (informal) (rare) The debugging technique wherein a programmer explains a problem to someone else, and in the process realizes the source of it.

CONFESSIONAL, noun. A booth where a priest sits to hear confessions.