Definition
An archaic or variant term for a priest who hears confessions; sometimes refers to a confessional booth.
Etymology
From confess + -ary (Latin -arium, denoting a place or thing). This suffix pattern created words like 'infirmary' (a place for the infirm) and 'aviary' (a place for birds), so confessary could mean a place for confessions.
Kelly Says
English has at least five different words for essentially the same role—confessor, confessarius, confessary, penitentiary, and shrift-giver—reflecting how different eras, denominations, and regions of the English-speaking world developed their own vocabulary for this important religious office.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ悔የት ቤት
me-hwey-et bet
ARالعربية
غرفة الاعتراف
ghurfa al-i'tiraaf
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসের কক্ষ
bi-sha-as-er kaksh
CACatalà
confessional
kon-fe-ssion-al
CSČeština
spolek pro zpověď
spo-lek pro z-po-veď
DADansk
bekendtgørelsesrum
be-kendt-gør-el-ses-room
DEDeutsch
Beichtstuhl
bīxt-shtool
ELΕλληνικά
κάμαρα μετάνοιας
ka-ma-ra me-ta-no-yas
ESEspañol
confesionario
kon-fe-syo-na-ree-o
FAفارسی
اتاق اقرار
ataq eghrar
FISuomi
tulkintakamari
tuul-kin-ta-ka-ma-ri
FRFrançais
confessionnaire
kon-fe-syo-nair
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રમણ કક્ષ
pratikram-an kaksh
HAHA
gidan bayani
gi-dan ba-ya-ni
HEעברית
חדר תשובה
cha-dar teshu-va
HIहिन्दी
पुनर्विचार कक्ष
punar-vichar kaksh
HUMagyar
vallomások
val-lo-mas-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
ruangan pengakuan
roo-ang pengakuan
ITItaliano
confessionale
kon-fe-ssion-a-le
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធទាន
pra-pov-an-th-da-an
MRMR
पश्चाताप कक्ष
pa-shcha-taap kaksh
MSBahasa Melayu
ruang pengakuan
roo-ang pengakuan
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းပြုမှု ကျောင်း
ka-ung-pyu-mu kya-ing
NLNederlands
belijdenskamer
be-lij-dens-ka-mer
NONorsk
bekjennelserom
be-kjen-nel-se-rom
PLPolski
kaplica skruchy
ka-pil-ka skru-chy
PTPortuguês
confessional
kon-fe-ssion-al
RORomână
confesional
kon-fe-ssion-al
RUРусский
кабинка исповеди
ka-bi-nka is-po-ve-di
SVSvenska
bekännelseskapel
be-kan-nels-es-ka-pel
SWKiswahili
chumba ya kumbukumbu
chum-ba ya kum-bu-ku-mu
TAதமிழ்
பேச்சுறை
peech-urai
TEతెలుగు
సాక్షి కক্ষం
saakshi kaksh
THไทย
ห้องสารสิน
huang sa-sin
TLTL
silid ng pag-amin
si-lid ng pa-ga-min
TRTürkçe
itiraf odası
i-ti-raf o-da
UKУкраїнська
капличка сповіді
ka-pich-ka spo-vi-di
URاردو
اعتراف خانہ
i'tiraaf khaana
VITiếng Việt
phòng sám hối
phong sam hoi
YOYO
ilẹ̀ ṣe àwọn
i-le ṣe a-won
ZUZU
ikhomba lemihlangano
i-kho-mba le-mi-hla-nga-no