Definition of confessional
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a place where a priest hears confessions
2
: the practice of confessing to a priest
confessional
adjectiveDefinition of confessional (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or being a confession especially of faith
2a
: intimately autobiographical
confessional fiction
b
: characterized by unguarded openness or self-revelation
We live in a confessional culture, provoked by social media and the internet and the warmth of the human impulse to share and … commiserate.— Megan Garber
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The first known use of confessional was in 1684
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