confessional chair en · NOUN
Meanings
- A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in the other
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| confessional chairs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fr confessional (chair in a church or chapel) · nl biechtstoel (chair in a church or chapel) · sv biktstol (chair in a church or chapel)