confessionary

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confessionary

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

Rhymes with -ɛʃənɛəɹi

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From Late Latin confessionarium.

noun confessionaries

A manual or guide to making confession.
A confessional. la Cadiere told her that almost every Night before me went into the Confessionary, F. Girard embraced and kiss'd her

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to confession.

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@misc{confessionary_2026,
  title = {confessionary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confessionary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}