"confessional chair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confessional chairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} confessional chair (plural confessional chairs)
  1. A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in the other Translations (chair in a church or chapel): biechtstoel [masculine] (Dutch), confessional [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-confessional_chair-en-noun-VSeKw5gr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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