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单词 intercessor
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Definition of intercessor in English:

intercessor

noun ˈɪntəˌsɛsəˌɪntəˈsɛsəˈɪn(t)ərˌsɛsər
  • A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer.

    they rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to God
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Let us hope,’ wrote the chronicler about this man, ‘that he is not only our temporal benefactor but that he is also our intercessor in heaven.’
    • He may be calling us to be intercessors, evangelists, advocates for the poor, healers of the sick, prophets to the world.
    • In the past, especially the distant past, the saints were venerated as prodigies, miracle-workers, intercessors, protectors.
    • St Lucians come from a society that values the roles of intercessors.
    • Such people may even claim that these others are no more than intercessors mediating their relationship with God.
    Synonyms
    mediator, moderator, go-between, negotiator, middleman, intermediary, intervenor, interceder, arbitrator, arbiter
    conciliator, reconciler, broker, honest broker, petitioner, supplicant, liaison officer, peacemaker

Rhymes

addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, professor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa
 
 

Definition of intercessor in US English:

intercessor

nounˈin(t)ərˌsesərˈɪn(t)ərˌsɛsər
  • A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer.

    they rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to God
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He may be calling us to be intercessors, evangelists, advocates for the poor, healers of the sick, prophets to the world.
    • ‘Let us hope,’ wrote the chronicler about this man, ‘that he is not only our temporal benefactor but that he is also our intercessor in heaven.’
    • Such people may even claim that these others are no more than intercessors mediating their relationship with God.
    • St Lucians come from a society that values the roles of intercessors.
    • In the past, especially the distant past, the saints were venerated as prodigies, miracle-workers, intercessors, protectors.
    Synonyms
    mediator, moderator, go-between, negotiator, middleman, intermediary, intervenor, interceder, arbitrator, arbiter
 
 
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