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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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