1. (n.) One who confesses or hears confessions; 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.

2. (n.) A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.

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