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confessionalist

confessionalist noun: a person who confesses.

Noun

confessionalist (plural confessionalists)

  1. A person who confesses
  2. A priest who hears confession
  3. An advocate of confessionalism

Forms of confessionalist

pluralconfessionalists

Origin of confessionalist

From confessional + -ist.

Questions about confessionalist

What does confessionalist mean?
Confessionalist means a person who confesses.
What part of speech is confessionalist?
Confessionalist is a noun.
What is the plural of confessionalist?
The plural of confessionalist is confessionalists.

Words near confessionalist in the dictionary

  1. confessionalised
  2. confessionalises
  3. confessionalising
  4. confessionalism
  5. confessionalisms
  6. confessionalist
  7. confessionalistic
  8. confessionalists
  9. confessionality
  10. confessionalization
  11. confessionalizations

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