confessor

or con·fess·er

[ kuhn-fes-er ]

/ kənˈfɛs ər /

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noun

a person who confesses.

a priest authorized to hear confessions.

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

the Confessor. Edward the Confessor.

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Origin of confessor

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

Words nearby confessor

confessional television, confessionary, confession of faith, Confessions, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, confessor, confetti, confidant, confidante, confide, confidence

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How to use confessor in a sentence

Ministers wrung their hands, the king sent for his confessor, the queen wept—but the nation groaned.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
His confessor brought to court impostors who pretended that they could interrogate the powers of darkness.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
With the confessor, the tumult ceased, and silence was reestablished; everyone conjectured and wondered—the king was confessing.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Indeed; two bottles are reasonable, and if you eat no meat with it, your confessor will have nothing to reproach you with.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

This year they are to appear in a play or poem which the Father Confessor has written for us—dealing with the story of Judith.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various

British Dictionary definitions for confessor

confessor

/ (kənˈfɛsə) /

noun

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

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

a person who makes a confession

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confessor

or con·fess·er

Origin of confessor

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