Confessionals

/kənˈfɛʃənəlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of confessional; booths or enclosed spaces in churches where people confess sins to a priest, or formal written statements of religious doctrine.

Etymology

From confessional (from Latin confessionalis) + -s (plural marker). The term entered English in the medieval period to describe both the physical structures and the documents produced in confession.

Kelly Says

Catholic confessionals are architectural masterpieces of privacy and separation—the latticed screen between priest and penitent became so standardized that you can recognize them in churches worldwide, making the architecture itself a language of religious practice.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መምህር
me-mi-hir
ARالعربية
غرف الاعتراف
ghuruf al-i-tikraf
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার
swee-kaar
CACatalà
confessionals
kon-fe-ssion-als
CSČeština
přiznání
pri-z-na-ni
DADansk
bekendtgørelser
be-kend-t-gør-sel-ser
DEDeutsch
Beichtstühle
b-a-i-cht-sh-tül-e
ELΕλληνικά
μοιρασμοί
mo-i-ras-mo-i
ESEspañol
confesionarios
kon-fe-sjo-na-ri-os
FAفارسی
اعتراف
e-kraaf
FISuomi
tulkinnat
tu-l-kin-nat
FRFrançais
confessionnaux
kon-fe-sjon-o
GUGU
સાક્ષી
sa-ak-shi
HAHA
bayani
ba-ya-ni
HEעברית
הודעות
ho-de-ot
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार्य
svee-kaar-ya
HUMagyar
vallomások
val-lo-mas-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
ruang pengakuan
ru-ang pen-ga-ku-an
IGIG
ikwere
i-kwe-re
ITItaliano
confessionali
kon-fe-ssion-a-li
JA日本語
自白室
じはくしつ
KKKK
айтыс
ay-tis
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kas
KO한국어
고백실
go-baek-sil
MRMR
स्वीकार
svee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
pengakuan
pen-ga-ku-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kju-n-ta-w
NLNederlands
belijdingshokjes
be-lij-ding-shok-jes
NONorsk
bekjennelser
be-kjen-nel-ser
PAPA
ISPR
i-s-p-r
PLPolski
świadectwa
s-v-ia-de-ct-wa
PTPortuguês
confessionais
kon-fe-ssion-ais
RORomână
confessionale
kon-fe-ssion-ale
RUРусский
конфessionные
kon-fe-ssion-nye
SVSvenska
bekännandelser
be-kan-nan-del-ser
SWKiswahili
ukumbusho
u-kum-bus-ho
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லுபடியாக
sol-lu-pi-da-ya
TEతెలుగు
సేకరించి
se-ka-rin-chi
THไทย
ห้องสารภาพ
hong sa-ra-phap
TLTL
pag-aamin
pa-ga-a-min
TRTürkçe
itiraf odaları
i-ti-raf o-da-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
визнання
viz-na-nnya
URاردو
اعتراف
i-kraaf
VITiếng Việt
phòng thú nhận
phong thu-nhan
YOYO
itiju
i-ti-ju
ZH中文
忏悔室
chàn huǐ shì
ZUZU
ukuzwa
u-ku-zwa

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