Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Confessá-re, v. a.
1. to confess, avow, own, declare;2. to acknowledge the receipt of; 3. to declare one's self of a party of a religion; 4. to confess, hear the confession of; v. r. to confess one's self, make confession; s. m. Confessá-tóre, f.Confessá-tríce; adj. Confessá-nte.
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