confession-aries
əˌnɛr adjective
1.
of or pertaining to confession, especially auricular confession of sins.
noun
2.
Archaic. a confessional.
Origin:
1600–10; < Medieval Latin confessiōnārius, equivalent to confessiōn- confession + -ārius -ary
1600–10; < Medieval Latin confessiōnārius, equivalent to confessiōn- confession + -ārius -ary
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confession (kənˈfɛʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of confessing |
| 2. | something confessed |
| 3. | an acknowledgment or declaration, esp of one's faults, misdeeds, or crimes |
| 4. | chiefly Christianity, RC Church the act of a penitent accusing himself or herself of his or her sins |
| 5. | confession of faith a formal public avowal of religious beliefs |
| 6. | a religious denomination or sect united by a common system of beliefs |
| con'fessionary | |
| —adj | |
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