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confessionary

/kuhn-fesh-uh-ner-ee/US // kənˈfɛʃ əˌnɛr i //

忏悔,忏悔书,忏悔录,表白

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to confession, especially auricular confession of sins.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural con·fes·sion·ar·ies.

    • : Archaic. a confessional.

Examples

  • Also, being without the confessionary, I gave her many embraces, and solicited her to love me.

  • I never took any great liberties with her, but touched her a few times while in the confessionary.

  • Bartholomè de Alva refers to them in a passage of his Confessionary.