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Confessor

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.

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Communicator 76% connected

One who communicates.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Priest 76% connected

A presbyter elder; a minister

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Confess 74% connected

To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Confess 74% connected

To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Profess 74% connected

To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Profess 74% connected

To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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