confesional

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French confessionnel. By surface analysis, confesiune +‎ -al.

Adjective

confesional m or n (feminine singular confesională, masculine plural confesionali, feminine and neuter plural confesionale)

  1. denominational

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite confesional confesională confesionali confesionale
definite confesionalul confesionala confesionalii confesionalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite confesional confesionale confesionali confesionale
definite confesionalului confesionalei confesionalilor confesionalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From confesión +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konfesjoˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: con‧fe‧sio‧nal

Adjective

confesional m or f (masculine and feminine plural confesionales)

  1. confessional
    • 2015 October 1, “9 libros de esta semana”, in El País:
      Si bien no hay aquí rastros de patetismo ni de efusión confesional, sí se advierte la omnipresencia de una atmósfera funeraria que recicla las metáforas sobre la caducidad: “La torre de la iglesia […] / parece el monolito de 2001”; “Sonaron / de nuevo las campanas, parecían la batería / de God Save the Queen”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. denominational
  3. faith-based

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