1. a small enclosed booth in a church where a priest hears confessions
2. a personal account revealing private thoughts or experiences

1. relating to or involving confession or the revealing of personal information

Examples

• The priest waited in the confessional for parishioners to arrive.
• She entered the wooden confessional and knelt down to pray.
• The celebrity wrote a confessional book about her struggles with addiction.
• His confessional poetry revealed intimate details about his childhood.
• The interview took on a confessional tone as she shared her deepest fears.
• The confessional nature of the documentary made viewers uncomfortable.
• Many Catholics visit the confessional regularly to seek forgiveness.