1. a person who makes or emphasizes confession, especially in religious contexts
Usage: often used in religious or theological discourse
2. an adherent of confessionalism, a theological position that emphasizes adherence to a specific creed or confession of faith
Usage: theological term, particularly in Protestant Christianity

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of confessionalism or those who practice it
Usage: theological or religious context

Examples

• The confessionalist tradition emphasizes the importance of written creeds in defining Christian doctrine.
• Many Reformed churches are confessionalist in their approach to theology.
• A confessionalist believes that adherence to a formal confession of faith is essential to the church.
• Confessionalist Protestantism developed distinct theological positions during the Reformation.
• The confessionalist movement sought to preserve doctrinal purity through formal statements of belief.