Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Confessional"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Confessional \Con*fes"sion*al\, n. [F. confessional.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Confessional \Con*fes"sion*al\, a.
Pertaining to a confession of faith.
{Confessional equality}, equality before the law of persons
confessing different creeds.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
confessional
n : a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.