Origin: Latin suffix -al
Confessional has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
"She hurriedly entered the church's confessional before the service began to confess her mistake."
A small room where confession—the sacrament of reconciliation—is performed by a priest.
"She knelt before the wooden confessional to share her sins with the priest."
In the manner or style of a confession.
"The author wrote the chapter in a confessional tone, detailing her regrets without any attempt to justify her actions."