pardoner (redirected from pardoners)

par·don·er  (pärdn-r)

n.

1. One that pardons: a pardoner of the sins of others.

2. A medieval ecclesiastic authorized to raise money for religious works by granting papal indulgences to contributors.

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pardoner [ˈpɑːd^ənə]

n

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (Historical Terms) (before the Reformation) a person licensed to sell ecclesiastical indulgences

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pardoner - a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense excuser, forgiver individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	pardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences absolver - someone who grants absolution churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic, divine - a clergyman or other person in religious orders