Confessor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person who confesses.
  2. a priest authorized to hear confessions.
  3. a person who confesses faith in and adheres to the Christian religion, especially in spite of persecution and torture but without suffering martyrdom.
  4. Edward the Confessor.
noun
  1. a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor
  2. 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
  3. a person who makes a confession
Confessor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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