Confessor Definition

kən-fĕsər
confessors
noun
A person who confesses.
Webster's New World
A Christian who suffered for his or her faith.
Webster's New World
A male saint who was not a martyr.
Webster's New World
A priest authorized to hear confessions.
Webster's New World
A priest who is one's spiritual mentor.
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Other Word Forms of Confessor

Noun

Singular:
confessor
Plural:
confessors

Origin of Confessor

  • From Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin confessor, from cōnfitērī, present active infinitive of cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”).

    From Wiktionary

Confessor Sentence Examples

  • Addressing the gathering, Langton referred to the laws of Edward the Confessor as "good laws," which the king ought to observe, and then mentioned the charter granted by Henry I.

  • The success which attended his efforts on these two occasions, and the eloquence which he displayed, perhaps contributed to his choice as the king's almoner and confessor.

  • The same doctrines were preached with more of churchly fervour by Maximus the Confessor (580-622).

  • She disclosed this thought to no one but to her confessor, Father Akinfi, the monk, and he approved of her intention.

  • I'm not your father confessor.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

RORSOR

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With C9 Letter Words Ending With R