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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fes•sor /kənˈfɛsɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who confesses.
- Religiona priest who is authorized by the church to hear confessions.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fes•sor (kən fes′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who confesses.
- Religiona priest authorized to hear confessions.
- Religiona person who confesses faith in and adheres to the Christian religion, esp. in spite of persecution and torture but without suffering martyrdom.
- the Confessor. See Edward the Confessor.
Also, con•fess′er. - Late Latin; see confess, -tor
- Middle English, Old English (in pl:confessores) bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confessor /kənˈfɛsə/ n - chiefly a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor
- 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
- a person who makes a confession
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