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Meaning of confessor

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

confessor

Pronunciation:/kənˈfɛsə//kənˈfɛsɚ/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. One who confesses to having done something wrong.

  3. A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confessor

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