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con·fes·sor C0560000 (kən-fĕs′ər)n.1. One who confesses.2. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.3. a. A priest who hears confession and gives absolution.b. A priest who is one's spiritual mentor.confessor (kənˈfɛsə) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity chiefly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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 martyrdom3. a person who makes a confessioncon•fes•sor (kənˈfɛs ər)
n. 1. a person who confesses. 2. a priest authorized to hear confessions. 3. a male saint who suffered persecution but not martyrdom. [before 1000; (in pl: confessores) < Late Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  confessor - a priest who hears confession and gives absolutionpriest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders | | 2. | confessor - someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)communicator - a person who communicates with others |
confessornounOne in whom secrets are confided:confidant, confidante, repository.Translationsconfess (kənˈfes) verb to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit. He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess. 供認，承認 供认，承认，坦白 conˈfession (-ʃən) noun1. acknowledgment of a crime or fault. The youth made a confession to the police officer. 招供 招供2. (an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest. She went to confession every Friday. 懺悔 忏悔conˈfessional (-ʃə-) noun the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. 懺悔室 忏悔室conˈfessor noun a priest who hears confessions. 告解神父 忏悔神父confessor
confessor1. Christianity Chiefly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor 2. 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 Confessor
Related to Confessor: Edward the Confessor, father confessorCONFESSOR, evid. A priest of some Christian sect, who receives an account of the sins of his people, and undertakes to give them absolution of their sins.
2. The general rule on the subject of giving evidence of confidential communications is, that the privilege is confined to counsel, solicitors, and attorneys, and the interpreter between the counsel and the client. Vide Confidential Communications. Contrary to this general rule, it has been decided in New York, that a priest of the Roman Catholic denomination could not be compelled to divulge secrets which he had received in auricular confession. 2 City Hall Rec. 80, n.; Joy on Conf. Sec. 4, p. 49. See Bouv. Inst. n. 3174 and note. confessor
Related to confessor: Edward the Confessor, father confessorSynonyms for confessornoun one in whom secrets are confidedSynonyms- confidant
- confidante
- repository
Words related to confessornoun a priest who hears confession and gives absolutionRelated Wordsnoun someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)Related Words |