intercessor
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Origin of intercessor
1475–85; < Latin, equivalent to interced- ( see intercession) + -tor -tor, with dt > ss
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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
But the Intercessor does more than secure for the sinful a space for repentance: He who obtains the respite takes means to render it effectual.
From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William
Then I turned to ye great Intercessor of alle.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
O Corlear! we thank you for having been our Intercessor, so that the Axe has not fallen upon us.
From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II by Colden, Cadwallader
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