confessor

or con·fess·er

[ kuhn-fes-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who confesses.

  2. a priest authorized to hear confessions.

  1. a person who confesses faith in and adheres to the Christian religion, especially in spite of persecution and torture but without suffering martyrdom.

  2. the Confessor. Edward the Confessor.

Origin of confessor

1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English (in pl: confessores) <Late Latin; see confess, -tor

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British Dictionary definitions for confessor

confessor

/ (kənˈfɛsə) /


noun
  1. Christianity, mainly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor

  2. 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

  1. a person who makes a confession

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