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confessor

noun
/kənˈfɛsə/UK/kənˈfɛsɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). By surface analysis, confess + -or.

  1. derived from cōnfessor
  2. derived from confessour
  3. inherited from confessor

Definitions

  1. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not…

    One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.

    • Long before Edward I, the English had a King Edward who they considered a martyr and a King Edward who they considered a confessor.

  2. One who confesses to having done something wrong.

    • Near-synonym: confessant

  3. A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Someone who acts as listener and helper.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA