confessionary

1 of 2

adjective

con·​fes·​sion·​ary

-shəˌnerē

: of or relating to confession

a confessionary litany

confessionary

2 of 2

noun

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plural -es

archaic

: confessional

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from (assumed) New Latin confessionarius, from Latin confession-, confessio + -arius -ary

Noun

New Latin confessionarium, from Latin confession-, confessio + -arium -ary

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