confessionary

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/kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛə̯ɹ.iː/US/kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛɹ.iː/

noun

A manual or guide to making confession.

OriginLate Latin confessionarium →
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Meanings

nounconfessionary (plural confessionaries)

plural confessionaries

  1. A manual or guide to making confession.
  2. A confessional.

    la Cadiere told her that almost every Night before me went into the Confessionary, F. Girard embraced and kiss'd her

    1732, Marie-Catherine Cadière, A Compleat Translation of the Sequel of the Proceedings […]
adjectiveconfessionary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to confession.

Origin

  1. Late Latinconfessionarium
  2. Englishconfessionary

From Late Latin confessionarium.

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APA

confessionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionary

MLA

“confessionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confessionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionary.

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