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confessor

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con·fes·sor  (kn-fsr)
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.

confessor [kənˈfɛsə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Chiefly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) History a person who bears witness to his Christian religious faith by the holiness of his life, esp in resisting threats or danger, but does not suffer martyrdom
3. a person who makes a confession
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.confessorconfessor - a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
2.confessor - someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
communicator - a person who communicates with others
Translations
confessor [kənˈfesəʳ] N (Rel) (= priest) → confesor m; (= adviser) → director m espiritual
confessor [kənˈfɛsər] nconfesseur m
confessor
n
(Eccl) → Beichtvater m
Edward the ConfessorEdward der Bekenner
confessor [kənˈfɛsəʳ] nconfessore m
confessor [kənˈfɛsəʳ] nconfessore m


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Since Aramis's singular transformation into a confessor of the order, Baisemeaux was no longer the same man.
For the first of these, secrecy; it is indeed the virtue of a confessor.
Nor did the Danish power last long, for in 1042 we had in Edward the Confessor an English king once more.
 
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