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confessant

British

/ kənˈfɛsənt /

noun

Christianity RC Church a person who makes a confession

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MacArthur attempted to get the case dismissed, claiming that the suit violated constitutional freedom of religion, as well as the confidentiality between a confessant and his priest.

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