CONFESSIONIST
Con*fes"sion*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. confessioniste.]
Defn: One professing a certain faith. Bp. Montagu.
CONFESSOR Con*fess"or, n. Etym: [OF. confessor, F. confesseur, fr. L. & LL. confessor.]
1. 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. He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor. Latham. Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors. Bacon.
2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
CONFESSORSHIP
Con*fess"or*ship, n.
Defn: The act or state of suffering persecution for religious faith.
Our duty to contend even to confessorship. J. H. Newman.
CONFESTLY
Con*fest"ly, adv.
Defn: See Cofessedly.
CONFETTI
Con*fet"ti, n. pl.; sing. -fetto. [It. Cf. Comfit.]