confessor
or con·fess·er
a person who confesses.
a priest authorized to hear confessions.
a person who confesses faith in and adheres to the Christian religion, especially in spite of persecution and torture but without suffering martyrdom.
the Confessor. Edward the Confessor.
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How to use confessor in a sentence
Ministers wrung their hands, the king sent for his confessor, the queen wept—but the nation groaned.
His confessor brought to court impostors who pretended that they could interrogate the powers of darkness.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayWith the confessor, the tumult ceased, and silence was reestablished; everyone conjectured and wondered—the king was confessing.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereIndeed; two bottles are reasonable, and if you eat no meat with it, your confessor will have nothing to reproach you with.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereThis year they are to appear in a play or poem which the Father confessor has written for us—dealing with the story of Judith.
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British Dictionary definitions for confessor
/ (kənˈfɛsə) /
Christianity, mainly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor
history 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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