Bible Dictionaries
Confessional
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.
(2):
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Confessional'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/confessional.html. 1828.