confessional
noun [C] /kənˈfeʃ.ən.əl/Definition
› a small structure like a box in a church, especially a Roman Catholic church, in which people can privately confess to a priestThe Roman Catholic ChurchChristian denominationsParts of religious buildings
(Definition of confessional noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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