Confessional
English Meaning
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.
- Of, relating to, or resembling confession.
- A small enclosed stall in which a priest hears confessions.