Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Confessionary /kən-fĕʹ-shən-âr-ē/ · Con·fes·sion·a·ry · IPA /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛɹ.iː/ n. a. 01 n. A confessional. 1. A confessional.[Obs.] 02 a. Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany. 1. Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany.