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confessor Definition

con·fes·sor (kən fes′ər)

noun

  1. a person who confesses
    1. a Christian who suffered for his or her faith
    2. R.C.Ch. a male saint who was not a martyr
  3. a priest authorized to hear confessions

confessor Synonyms

confessor

n.

  1. A priest who hears confessions

    priest, father confessor, spiritual judge, penitentiary; see adviser, priest.

  2. One who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution

    martyr, true believer, saint; see believer, victim 1.

confessor Usage Examples

Preposition: of

faith: I dined at our brother Mitchel's, a confessor of the faith which once he persecuted.

Converse of object

  • have: Before him I had a confessor who was quite unbearable.
  • become: Salomon, one of the first novices and the second warden of the house there, became general confessor of the citizens.
  • martyr: The holy martyrs and confessors martyred and slain by the pagan Tartars for Christ our God.
  • see: Amadeus - The Director's Cut After a failed suicide attempt, the aged and forgotten composer Salieri must see the confessor.

Adjective modifier

  • holy: Rejoice, thou who hast been joined to the host of holy confessors!
  • glorious: Rejoice, O venerable father Alexis, most glorious confessor of Christ and intercessor for our souls!
  • good: One of the best confessors I ever met was almost totally deaf.
  • new: Ikos 7 When the impious bound thee innocent and led thee into captivity, the Lord God showed thee to be a new confessor.

Noun used with modifier

father: Geoffrey Macnab meets the father confessor of factual cinema, who claims to love all people - except George Bush.