CONFESSIONARY


Meaning of CONFESSIONARY in English

/keuhn fesh"euh ner'ee/ , adj., n., pl. confessionaries .

adj.

1. of or pertaining to confession, esp. auricular confession of sins.

n.

2. Archaic. a confessional.

[ 1600-10; confessionarius, equiv. to confession- CONFESSION + -arius -ARY ]

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