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confessional (n.)
[confessional 词源字典]
"place where a priest sits to hear confession," 1727, from French
confessional
, from Medieval Latin
confessionale
, noun use of neuter of
confessionalis
(adj.), from
confiteri
(see
confess
).
[confessional etymology, confessional origin, 英语词源]
confessional (adj.)
"pertaining to confession," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin
confessionalis
(see
confessional
(n.)).