CONFESSOR
\kənfˈɛsə], \kənfˈɛsə], \k_ə_n_f_ˈɛ_s_ə]\
Definitions of CONFESSOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith.
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A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who professes the Christian faith: in the R. C. Church, a priest who hears confessions and grants absolution.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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One who confesses the Christian faith, as under persecution.
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R.C.Ch. A priest who hears confessions; a spiritual adviser.
By James Champlin Fernald