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con⋅fes⋅sor
[kuh
n-fes-er] 
–noun
| 1. | a person who confesses. |
| 2. | a priest authorized to hear confessions. |
| 3. | a person who confesses faith in and adheres to the Christian religion, esp. in spite of persecution and torture but without suffering martyrdom. |
| 4. | the Confessor. Edward the Confessor. |
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Confessor
Con*fess"or\ (?; 277), n. [OF. confessor, F. confesseur, fr. L. & LL. confessor.]1. 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. He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor. --Latham. Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors. --Bacon. 2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
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Language Translation for : Confessor
Spanish:
confesor,
German:
der Beichtvater,
Japanese:
聴罪司祭
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