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No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?
C. Day Lewis

Meaning of "confessional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFESSIONAL

confessional  [kənˈfɛʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFESSIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confessional can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONFESSIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

confessional

Confessional

A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church, but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation, and also in the Lutheran Church. In the Catholic Church, confessions are only to be heard in a confessional or oratory, except for a just reason.

Definition of confessional in the English dictionary

The first definition of confessional in the dictionary is of, like, or suited to a confession. Other definition of confessional is a small stall, usually enclosed and divided by a screen or curtain, where a priest hears confessions. Confessional is also a book of penitential prayers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFESSIONAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
compressional
kəmˈprɛʃənəl
concessional
kənˈsɛʃənəl
congressional
kənˈɡrɛʃənəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
impressional
ɪmˈprɛʃənəl
intercessional
ˌɪntəˈsɛʃənəl
nonprofessional
ˌnɒnprəˈfɛʃənəl
paraprofessional
ˌpærəprəˈfɛʃənəl
possessional
pəˈzɛʃənəl
precessional
prɪˈsɛʃənəl
preprofessional
ˌpriːprəˈfɛʃənəl
processional
prəˈsɛʃənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl
recessional
rɪˈsɛʃənəl
retrogressional
ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛʃənəl
secessional
sɪˈsɛʃənəl
semiprofessional
ˌsɛmɪprəˈfɛʃənəl
sessional
ˈsɛʃənəl
unprofessional
ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFESSIONAL

conferva
confervae
conferval
confervoid
confess
confessable
confessant
confessedly
confession
confession of faith
confessional television
confessionalism
confessionalist
confessionally
confessionary
confessor
confessoress
confessorship
confest
confestly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFESSIONAL

conventional
dimensional
emotional
exceptional
functional
inspirational
institutional
international
national
occasional
occupational
operational
optional
organizational
personal
promotional
regional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of confessional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confessional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFESSIONAL

Find out the translation of confessional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confessional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confessional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

告解室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confesionario
570 millions of speakers

English

confessional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इकबालिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرسي الاعتراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конфессиональных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confessionário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাপস্বীকারের অনুষ্ঠান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confessionnal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengakuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beichtstuhl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

告解場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고백실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengakuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒப்புதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबुलीजबाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itiraf ile ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confessionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konfesjonał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конфесійних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confesional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομολογιακές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

belydenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

confessional
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bekjennende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confessional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFESSIONAL»

The term «confessional» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFESSIONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confessional

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8 QUOTES WITH «CONFESSIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word confessional.
1
Louise Bourgeois
Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.
2
D. A. Carson
I do think that there is a hunger in the land for a vision of confessional Christianity that is robust, God-centered, tough-minded, able to address today and tomorrow and the next day, and comprehensive.
3
Kevin DeYoung
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers. Many Protestant confessional traditions, like Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Reformed, have used catechisms for centuries. Initially, most catechisms were intended for children.
4
C. Day Lewis
No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?
5
Ben Mendelsohn
I think now there's much more of a confessional culture. That's not my bag. I come from a slightly older school of thought: 'give 'em nothin.' You don't plead guilty.
6
Joni Mitchell
Augustine, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath are confessional writers and all three make me sick. I have nothing in common with them.
7
Per Petterson
I do not think of literature as something confessional or therapeutic. I make sentences in order to be precise about experiences and things. I am urged by many things and no things in particular.
8
Lemn Sissay
A blog is neither a diary nor a journal. Many people think of blogging in relation to those two things, confessional or practical. It is neither but includes elements of both.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFESSIONAL»

Discover the use of confessional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confessional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Confessional
A KGB-trained IRA assassin has gone rogue and is hellbent on killing the Pope. The IRA, KGB and British Secret Service are all after him, but can Liam Devlin get there first? Classic Jack Higgins for the new generation.
Jack Higgins, 2010
2
Modern Confessional Writing: New Critical Essays
Contributors discuss a range of poetry, prose and drama, including the work of John Berryman, Anne Sexton, Ted Hughes and Helen Fielding.
Jo Gill, 2006
3
Confessional
Faron Lonsdale is an ambitious young reporter, always searching for the scoop that will rocket her to journalistic fame.
Judith Roycroft, 2010
4
Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in ...
"Examines the role of confession in American culture.
Dave Tell, 2012
5
Lutheranism: The Theological Movement and Its Confessional ...
This useful guide offers a critical appraisal of a theological movement within the church catholic.
Eric W. Gritsch, Robert W. Jenson, 1976
6
Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of Confessional ...
Brian T. Kaylor utilizes Michel Foucault's work on the confession_with theoretical adjustments_to critique the significant problems of the confessional political era.
Brian T. Kaylor, 2010
7
Historical Method and Confessional Identity in the Era of ...
Betr. u.a. Sebastian Castellio und den Druck bzw. die Rezeption von Werken der Kirchenväter in Basel.
Irena Dorota Backus, 2003
8
Confessional Politics: Women's Sexual Self-representations ...
Investigating the confessional politics of traditional forms of social life writing (including erotic diaries, journals, letters, and confessional fiction), this book significantly expands its focus beyond conventional forms to include ...
Irene Gammel, 1999
9
Confessional Subjects: Revelations of Gender and Power in ...
Susan Bernstein examines the gendered power relationships embedded in confessional literature of the Victorian period. Exploring this dynamic in Charlotte Bronta's Villette, Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Lady Audley's Secret, George Eliot's Da
Susan David Bernstein, 1997
10
Forgetting Faith?: Negotiating Confessional Conflict in ...
This volume sets out to explore such a suggestion. The title “Forgetting Faith?” raises the question whether it was necessary or indeed possible to sidestep religious issues in specific contexts and for specific purposes.
Isabel Karremann, Cornel Zwierlein, Inga Mai Groote, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFESSIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confessional is used in the context of the following news items.
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Share “Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional...”
Dashboard Confessional lead singer Chris Carrabba performs at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Thursday, July 2, 2015, in The ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Accused Ansar man gives confessional statement
Ansar member Rafiqul Islam, who was arrested on allegation of killing his senior colleague Nayak Amir Hossain, has given confessional ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional play semi-subdued kind of …
Arguably the best one-two punch of the 2015 summer tours, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional proved to be a perfect pairing ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
4
tWitch Gets Real in the Yahoo Confessional Booth and Shows Us …
The privacy of our Confessional Booth provides the perfect environment for a celebrity to spill his or her guts about irrational fears (you won't ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
London police disowns 'confessional statement' by MQM's Tariq Mir
The London Metropolitan police on Tuesday disowned an alleged confessional statement by MQM senior leader Tariq Mir, saying the ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Jun 15»
6
A reformed emo kid revisits Dashboard Confessional
My hair was straight, my clothes were black, and my favorite band was the notoriously whiney emo outfit Dashboard Confessional. Oh, and 9/11 ... «City Pages, Jun 15»
7
Review: 3EB, Dashboard Confessional bring recent nostalgia to DTE
Dashboard Confessional drum-kicked off the night with a show that included fan favorites such as “Vindicated,” “Saints and Sailors” and “Hands ... «The Oakland Press, Jun 15»
8
Rookie Confessional Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett
Rookie Confessional Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett. By Danny Kelly @FieldGulls on Jun 26, 2015, 3:46p 5 ... «Field Gulls, Jun 15»
9
MIF15: Bjork on writing confessional songs: "I was worried I would …
CL: Are you a fan of confessional songs? Do women face more scrutiny for being confessional? It might, say, be perceived as a strength in a ... «Manchester Evening News, Jun 15»
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How Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional wound up on …
When news broke that Dashboard Confessional and Third Eye Blind would spend the summer touring together, millennials rejoiced. Pairing a ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»

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