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confessionist

confessionist noun: one professing a certain faith.

Noun

confessionist (plural confessionists)

  1. One professing a certain faith.
    • […]contrary Confessionists in Christianity1642, Richard Montagu, Acts and Monuments of the Church

Forms of confessionist

pluralconfessionists

Origin of confessionist

Compare French confessioniste.

Questions about confessionist

What does confessionist mean?
Confessionist means one professing a certain faith.
What part of speech is confessionist?
Confessionist is a noun.
What is the plural of confessionist?
The plural of confessionist is confessionists.

Words near confessionist in the dictionary

  1. confessionary
  2. confessione
  3. confessiones
  4. confessiones amantis
  5. confessiones amantium
  6. confessionist
  7. confessionists
  8. confessionless
  9. confessionlessness
  10. confessions
  11. confessions page

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