confessional

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kənˈfɛʃənəl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kənˈfeʃənəl/ === Etymology 1 === From confession + -al. ==== Adjective ==== confessional (comparative more confessional, superlative most confessional) In the manner or style of a confession. Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism (sense 1). confessional community ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== interconfessional ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French confessionnal. ==== Noun ==== confessional (plural confessionals) (Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest. Synonym: confession booth A confession. (reality television) A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode. ===== Translations ===== == Catalan == === Etymology === From confessió +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuɱ.fə.si.uˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fə.si.oˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koɱ.fe.si.oˈnal] === Adjective === confessional m or f (masculine and feminine plural confessionals) confessional confessionary ==== Related terms ==== confessar === Further reading === “confessional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007