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Confessor

see synonyms of confessor

Noun

1. confessor

a priest who hears confession and gives absolution

2. confessor

someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Confessor

see synonyms of confessor
noun
1. Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic Church
a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor
2. history
a person who bears witness to the Christian religious faith by the holiness of their life, esp in resisting threats or danger, but does not suffer martyrdom
3. 
a person who makes a confession

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Confessor

see synonyms of confessor
noun
1. 
a person who confesses
2. 
a. 
a Christian who suffered for his or her faith
b.  Roman Catholic Church
a male saint who was not a martyr
3. 
a priest authorized to hear confessions

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Confessor

see synonyms of confessor
n.
1. One who confesses.
2. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.
3.
a. A priest who hears confession and gives absolution.
b. A priest who is one's spiritual mentor.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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