Confessional (disambiguation)
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A confessional
is a small, enclosed booth used for confession.
It may also refer to:
In cinema:
In music:
In religion:
Others:
Confessional
A confessional is a small, enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called confession, or Reconciliation. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church, but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation, and also in the...
is a small, enclosed booth used for confession.
It may also refer to:
In cinema:
- The Confessional - a French movie from 1994.
- Confessional (film)Confessional (film)Confessional is an internationally awarded mockumentary indie film by Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto. It won Best Film in the First Features Section of 10th Osian Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi, India.-Plot summary:...
, a Cebuano mockumentary indie film.
In music:
- Confessional (album)Confessional (album)-Charts:...
- a 2006 album by Bryan RiceBryan RiceBrian Risberg Clausen, better known as Bryan Rice , is a Danish pop singer and songwriter.His debut single "No Promises" was a huge hit in Denmark in the fall of 2005/spring of 2006. The song was covered and released by British X Factor winner Shayne Ward reaching #2 in the official U.K...
In religion:
- Confessional LutheranConfessional LutheranConfessional Lutheran is a name used by certain Lutheran Christians to designate themselves as those who accept the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 in their entirety, because they believe them to be completely faithful to the teachings of the Bible...
- Lutheran Christians
Others:
- The ConfessionalsThe ConfessionalsThe Confessionals is a group of anonymous forums maintained by Oberlin graduate Shibo Xu and developed by Akshat Singhal. They provide a space for college and university students to speak openly and candidly, often on taboo subjects...
- A group of anonymous online forums.
See also
- Confessional communityConfessional communityA confessional community is a group of people with similar religious beliefs.In the Ottoman Empire, this allowed people to be grouped by religious confession as opposed to nationality or ethnicity, which was more consistent with the existing social structure. People were able to represent...
- Confessional stateConfessional stateA confessional state is a state which officially practices a particular religion, and at least encourages its citizens to do likewise.Over human history, most states have been confessional states; the idea of religious pluralism in modern terms is relatively recent, and until the beginning of the...
- Confessional writingConfessional writingIn literature, confessional writing is a first-person style that is often presented as an ongoing diary or letters, distinguished by revelations of a person's heart and darker motivations....