con·fes·sion·al / kənˈfeshənl/ • n. 1. an enclosed stall in a church divided by a screen or curtain in which a priest sits to hear people confess their sins.2. an admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about; a confession.• adj. 1. (esp. of speech or writing) in which a person reveals or admits to private thoughts or past incidents, esp. ones that cause shame or embarrassment. ∎  of or relating to religious confession.2. of or relating to confessions of faith or doctrinal systems.

confessional. Booth, box, or cubicle in a church where confessions of penitents are heard.