Meaning

3 senses
  1. A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.

    Beichtstuhl

    исповеда́льняispovedálʹnja

    сповіда́льняspovidálʹnja

    a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

  2. A confession.

  3. A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom's contributions are getting uncomfortably confessional.

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  2. The confessional allows to negotiate on errors.

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  3. The priest went into the confessional blindfolded. He didn't want to see the sinner; he wanted to guide him for his repentance.

    deDer Priester betrat den Beichstuhl mit verbundenen Augen; denn er wollte den Sünder nicht sehen: er wollte ihn leiten, auf dass er Buße tue.

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Translations

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Origin

From French confessionnal.

From French confessionnal.

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