confessor

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	confessor - 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 [kənˈfɛsə^r] n → confesseur m

confessor

n

(Eccl) → Beichtvater m

Edward the Confessor → Edward der Bekenner

confessor [kənˈfɛsəʳ] n → confessore m