Confessor

What do we mean by confessor?

One who confesses. noun

One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom. noun

A priest who hears confession and gives absolution. noun

A priest who is one's spiritual mentor. noun

One who confesses; one who acknowledges a crime, a fault, or an obligation. noun

One who makes a profession of his faith in the Christian religion; specifically, one who avows his religion in the face of danger, and adheres to it in spite of persecution and torture. noun

One who hears confessions; specifically, a priest who hears confession and grants absolution; distinctively, as a title of office, a priest employed as a private spiritual director, as of a king or other great personage. noun

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. noun

A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution. noun

One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred. noun

One who confesses to having done something wrong. noun

A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution noun

Someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) noun

A priest who hears confession and gives absolution noun

One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.

One who confesses to having done something wrong.

A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Words that are spelled similarly to confessor:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word confessor:
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Words that rhyme with confessor:
confesser.

Adjectives that are often used to describe confessor:
father, own, royal, old, good, holy, former, ordinary, jesuit, personal, regular, dominican, ghostly, private, extraordinary, pious, true, blessed, wise, mother, franciscan, spiritual, venerable, faithful, christian, usual, noble, glorious, priestly, spanish, aged, prudent, ideal, illustrious, worthy, false, official, reverend, approved, literary, popular, iste, secular, famous, sainted, favorite, experienced, learned, saintly, hypocritical, heroic, fearless, male, chief, excellent, favourite, imperial, popish, zealous, sympathetic, bold, eminent, fair, indulgent, maudlin, sackcloth, dear, drunken, celebrated, brave, gentle, jolly, protestant, suitable, beloved, penitent, disappointed.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective confessor:
king, bishop, the, figure, priest, constantius, bishops, power, striving, relationship, beuve.

Consonant match to confessor:
confesser, confer so, confess a, confess he, confess her, confess so, confess who.

Words that sound like confessor:
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