confessionary
/kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛə̯ɹ.iː/US/kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛɹ.iː/
confessionary noun: a manual or guide to making confession.
Noun
confessionary (plural 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 her1732, Marie-Catherine Cadière, A Compleat Translation of the Sequel of the Proceedings […]
Adjective
confessionary (not comparable)
- Of or relating to confession.
confessionary meaning in Bengali
confessionary in Bengali
- স্বীকারোক্তি প্রদানের একটি নির্দেশিকা, গাইড, কনফেশনাল, স্বীকারোক্তি কক্ষ, স্বীকারোক্তি সংক্রান্ত
Forms of confessionary
| plural | confessionaries |
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Origin of confessionary
From Late Latin confessionarium.
Questions about confessionary
- What does confessionary mean?
- Confessionary means a manual or guide to making confession.
- What is confessionary in Bengali?
- Confessionary in Bengali is স্বীকারোক্তি প্রদানের একটি নির্দেশিকা, গাইড, কনফেশনাল. See Confessionary meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is confessionary?
- Confessionary can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce confessionary?
- Confessionary is pronounced /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛə̯ɹ.iː/.
- What is the plural of confessionary?
- The plural of confessionary is confessionaries.
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