confessional
confessional Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to or characterized by the candid revelation of private, intimate, or embarrassing thoughts and experiences, especially in literature or media.
"Her latest collection of essays adopts a deeply confessional tone, exploring her struggles with grief and identity."
Relating to the religious practice of confessing sins to a priest, or adhering to a formal creed or religious denomination.
"The treaty guaranteed equal legal rights for citizens across the empire's various confessional divides."
• noun
A small enclosed booth or stall in a church, divided by a screen or lattice, in which a priest sits to hear the confessions of penitents.
"The quiet parishioner stepped into the wooden confessional and knelt behind the screen."
An intimate, candid statement or interview in which a person discloses private thoughts and feelings, such as a direct-to-camera segment in a documentary or reality television show.
"During her solo confessional, the contestant admitted that she had doubts about her team's strategy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Medieval Latin confessionalis, from Latin confessio ('acknowledgment, confession'), ultimately from confiteri ('to acknowledge thoroughly').