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Confessant :: Confessant (n.) One who confesses to a priest.

Probator :: Probator (n.) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence..

Confessionary :: Confessionary (n.) A confessional.

Confessedly :: Confessedly (adv.) By confession; without denial.

Formula :: Formula (n.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

Creed :: Creed (v. t.) A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive..

Hide :: Hide (v. t.) To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

Confess :: Confess (v. t.) To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment..

Denial :: Denial (n.) A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God..

Rack :: Rack (a.) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons..

Curtana :: Curtana (n.) The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; -- also called the sword of Edward the Confessor..

Confessional :: Confessional (a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.

Confessional :: Confessional (n.) The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others..

Confesser :: Confesser (n.) One who makes a confession.

Confitent :: Confitent (n.) One who confesses his sins and faults.

Confessor :: Confessor (n.) One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith..

Confess :: Confess (v. i.) To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.

Earshrift :: Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.

Shriver :: Shriver (n.) One who shrives; a confessor.

Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..

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