Thesaurus: confessor

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1. n. One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith.
2. n. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
3. n. a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
4. n. someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
5. 1. One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith. He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor. Latham. Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors. Bacon. 2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
6. n:100 n. a priest who hears confession and gives absolution n. someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)