confessionary
1 of 2adjective
con·fes·sion·ary
-shəˌnerē
: of or relating to confession
a confessionary litany
confessionary
2 of 2noun
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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