confessional Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

WordNet

Con*fes"sion*al noun
Etymology
F. confessional.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Con*fes"sion*al adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to a confession of faith.

Webster 1913