GR translation: in dark confessional
Mike Jing
mikezjing at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 10 20:53:57 CDT 2011
P96.34-35 ... + Katje and Gottfried both kneeling, side by side in dark confessional + ...
What is the meaning of "confessional" here? The published translation has it as:
2. chiefly Christianity, RC Church a small stall, usually enclosed and divided by a screen or curtain, where a priest hears confessions
but it seems wrong to me both grammatically and contextually. Could it mean some kind of attire suitable for confession?
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