Home › Words › C › confessantconfessantconfessant · noun — one who confesses to a priest.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French confessant, equivalent to confess + -ant.nounOne who confesses to a priest.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.confessee 86% match — One who undergoes religious confession. vs confessant →confessary 85% match — One who makes a confession. vs confessant →confessarius 81% match — A person appointed to hear confessions. vs confessant →confessionalist 77% match — A person who confesses vs confessant →confitent 74% match — A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent vs confessant →confessing 74% match — The act of making a confession. vs confessant →confessoress 74% match — A woman who hears confession vs confessant →confessionist 73% match — One professing a certain faith. vs confessant →