1. (n.) The recess, seat, or enclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.

2. (a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.

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