Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter C > Page 133 of 212. « Previous ¦125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 ¦ Next » Confessional Con·fes"sion·al adjective Pertaining to a confession of faith. Confessional equality , Confessionalism Con·fes"sion·al·ism noun (Eccl.) An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith. Shaff.
Confessionalist Con·fes"sion·al·ist noun A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession. [ R.] Boucher
Confessionary Con·fes"sion·a·ry noun [ Late Latin confessionarium .] A confessional. [ Obsolete] Johnson.
Confessionary Con·fes"sion·a·ry adjective Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany.
Confessionist Con·fes"sion·ist noun [ Confer French confessioniste .] One professing a certain faith. Bp. Montagu.
Confessor Con·fess"or noun [ Old French confessor , French confesseur , from Latin & Late Latin confessor .] He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor . Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors . Confessorship Con·fess"or·ship noun The act or state of suffering persecution for religious faith. Our duty to contend even to confessorship . Confestly Con·fest"ly adverb See Cofessedly .
Confetti Con·fet"ti noun plural ; sing. Confidant Con`fi·dant" ; 277) noun masc. , You love me for no other end Confide Con·fide" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Confided ; present participle & verbal noun Confiding .] [ Latin confidere ; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith , and confer Affiance .] To put faith ( in ); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in ; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, Judge before friendships, then confide till death. Confide Con·fide" transitive verb To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to . Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. Confidence Con"fi·dence noun [ Latin confidentia firm trust in, self-confidence: confer French confidence .] Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God . The Lord shall be thy confidence . Your wisdom is consumed in confidence ; But confidence then bore thee on secure Sir, I desire some confidence with you.Confidence game , I am confident that very much be done. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; As confident as is the falcon's flight The fool rageth and is confident . The cause was more confident than the event was prosperous. Confident Con"fi·dent noun See Confidant . South. Dryden.
Confidential Con`fi·den"tial adjective [ Confer French confidentiel .] Confidentially Con`fi·den"tial·ly adverb In confidence; in reliance on secrecy.
Confidently Con"fi·dent·ly adverb With confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
Confidentness Con"fi·dent·ness noun The quality of being confident.
Confider Con·fid"er noun One who confides.
Confiding Con·fid"ing adjective That confides; trustful; unsuspicious. -- Configurate Con·fig"ur·ate intransitive verb [ Latin configuratus , past participle of configurare to form or after; con- + figurare to form, figura form. See Figure .] To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern. Known by the name of uniformity; Configuration Con·fig`u·ra"tion noun [ Latin configuratio .] It is the variety of configurations [ of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. They [ astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth. [ PJC] [ PJC] Configure Con·fig"ure transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Configured ; present participle & verbal noun Configuring .] [ Latin configurare : confer French configurer . See Configurate .] To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley.
Confinable Con·fin"a·ble adjective Capable of being confined, restricted, or limited. Not confinable to any limits. Confine Con·fine" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Confined ; present participle & verbal noun Confining .] [ French confiner to border upon, Late Latin confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis boundary, end. See Final , Finish .] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close. Now let not nature's hand He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.To be confined , Confine Con"fine intransitive verb To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with . [ Obsolete] Where your gloomy bounds Bewixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place. Confine Con"fine noun Events that came to pass within the confines of Judea. And now in little space On the confines of the city and the Temple. Confines , wards, and dungeons. The extravagant and erring spirit hies Confineless Con"fine`less adjective Without limitation or end; boundless. Shak.
Confinement Con·fine"ment noun The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up. Confiner Con·fin"er noun One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
Confiner Con"fi`ner noun One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. [ Obsolete] Bacon. Happy confiners you of other lands, Confinity Con·fin"i·ty noun [ Confer French confinité .] Community of limits; contiguity. [ R.] Bailey.
Confirm Con·firm" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Confrmed ; present participle & verbal noun Confirming .] [ Middle English confermen , confirmen , Old French confermer , French confirmer , from Latin confirmare ; con- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm. See Firm .] Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs. And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. Confirmed , then, I resolve Your eyes shall witness and confirm my tale. These likelihoods confirm her flight. That treaty so prejudicial ought to have been remitted rather than confimed . Those which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed to be fit for admission to the sacrament.Syn. -- To strengthen; corroborate; substantiate; establish; fix; ratify; settle; verify; assure. Confirmable Con·firm"a·ble adjective That may be confirmed.
Confirmance Con·firm"ance noun Confirmation. [ Obsolete]
Confirmation Con`fir·ma"tion noun [ French confirmation , Latin confirmatio .] Their blood is shed Trifles light as air This ordinance is called confirmation , because they who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by the grace therein bestowed upon them. Confirmative Con·firm"a·tive adjective [ Latin confirmativus : confer French confirmatif .] Tending to confirm or establish. Sherwood. -- Confirmator Con"fir·ma`tor noun [ Latin ] One who, or that which, confirms; a confirmer. Sir T. Browne.
Confirmatory Con·firm"a·to·ry adjective . Serving to confirm; corroborative. A fact confirmatory of the conclusion. Confirmedly Con·firm"ed·ly adverb With confirmation.
Confirmedness Con·firm"ed·ness noun A fixed state.
Confirmee Con`fir·mee" noun [ French confirmé , past participle of confirmer .] (Law) One to whom anything is confirmed.
Confirmer Con·firm"er noun One who, or that which, confirms, establishes, or ratifies; one who corroborates. Shak.
Confirmingly Con·firm"ing·ly adverb In a confirming manner.
Confiscable Con·fis"ca·ble adjective [ Confer French confiscable .] Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
Confiscate Con"fis·cate adjective [ Latin confiscatus , past participle of confiscare to confiscate, prop., to lay up in a chest; con- + fiscus basket, purse, treasury. See Fiscal .] Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited. Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate . Confiscate Con"fis·cate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Confiscated ; present participle & verbal noun Confiscating .] To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. It was judged that he should be banished and his whole estate confiscated and seized. Confiscation Con`fis·ca"tion noun [ Latin confiscatio .] The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be taken, as forfeited to the public use. The confiscations following a subdued rebellion. Confiscator Con"fis·ca`tor noun [ Latin , a treasurer.] One who confiscates. Burke.
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