Synonyms

intercessor

American

[in-ter-ses-er, in-ter-ses-er] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛs ər, ˈɪn tərˌsɛs ər /

noun

a person who intercedes.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

subintercessor

noun

Etymology

Origin of intercessor

1475–85; < Latin, equivalent to interced- ( see intercession) + -tor -tor, with dt > ss

Vocabulary lists containing intercessor

"Paradise Lost" by John Milton, Book III

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The Intercessor was a plump, elderly man known as Father Heyst.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

It illustrated a moral lesson, the Intercessor explained, and went on to explain what that was.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

It was virtually the same as that of the Hindoos: Oromasdes was the Creator, Mithras was the "Son of God," the "Saviour," the "Mediator" or "Intercessor," and Ahriman was the Destroyer.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

He is Mediator, Intercessor, Lord, and Saviour; He has a permanent and constant connection with mankind.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

Then I turned to ye great Intercessor of alle.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

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