confessional
noun/kənˈfɛʃənəl/
Frequency rank: #12,370 most common English word
Meaning
a small enclosed booth in a church where a priest hears confessions.
Example sentence
The priest sat quietly inside the confessional , waiting to hear the parishioner's sins.
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