I. con ‧ fes ‧ sion ‧ al 1 /kənˈfeʃ ə nəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place in a church, usually an enclosed room, where a priest hears people make their confessions
II. confessional 2 BrE AmE adjective
confessional speech or writing contains private thoughts or feelings that you would normally keep secret