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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "one who confesses",
"word": "自白者"
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"sense": "one who confesses",
"word": "خستو"
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"word": "испове́дник"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xuānxìnzhě",
"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
"word": "宣信者"
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
"word": "vyznavač"
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"word": "ομολογητής"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
"word": "hitvalló"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "dearbhóir"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "coinfeasóir"
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "表信者"
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"sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
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"word": "confessor"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "confesseur"
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"word": "Beichtvater"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "pnevmatikós",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "πνευματικός"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "priest who hears confession",
"word": "gyóntatópap"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "játari"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "athair faoistine"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "oide faoistine"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
"tags": [
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"word": "confessore"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ispovednik",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "confessor"
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"word": "испове́дник"
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"word": "confesante"
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"sense": "priest who hears confession",
"tags": [
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"word": "biktfader"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "spovídnyk",
"sense": "priest who hears confession",
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"word": "спові́дник"
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"word": "periglor"
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