confessant

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confessant

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From French confessant, equivalent to confess + -ant.

noun confessants

obsolete One who confesses to a priest. [T]he poſture of the Confeſſant and the Prieſt in Confeſsion: which is, that the Confeſſant kneeles downe before the Prieſt ſitting in a raiſed chaire aboue him.
Similar: penitent

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@misc{confessant_2026,
  title = {confessant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confessant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}