[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

confessional \confes"sional\, a.
   pertaining to a confession of faith.
   1913 webster

   confessional equality, equality before the law of persons
      confessing different creeds.
      1913 webster
see also:
confessional equality 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

equality \equal"ity\, n.; pl. equalities. l. aequalitas,
   fr. aequalis equal. see equal.
   1. the condition or quality of being equal; agreement in
      quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,
      rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in
      length or thickness; an equality of rights.
      1913 webster

            a footing of equality with nobles.    --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. sameness in state or continued course; evenness;
      uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
      1913 webster

   3. evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
      1913 webster

   4. math. exact agreement between two expressions or
      magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the
      symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same
      number and kind of units of measure that x does.
      1913 webster

   confessional equality. see under confessional.
      1913 webster
see also:
equalities equal confessional equality confessional 

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