Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
confessional , 1.
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Examples
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Paphuntius, who was awaiting her in the shriving-pew to receive the confession of her sins; for, as a good Catholic, she could not marry unshriven.
Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864
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