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intercessor Definition

in·ter·ces·sor (in′tər ses′ər, in′tər ses′ər)

noun

a person who intercedes

Etymology: ME intercessour < L intercessor

intercessor Related Forms

in′·ter·ces′·sory adjective

intercessor Synonyms

intercessor

n.

mediator, negotiator, arbitrator; see judge 2.

intercessor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: You have no intercessor between you and your Creator.
  • need: A number of my friends in the Harrisburg mosque questioned why we needed an intercessor, and specifically one who was human?
  • bless: O Allah, bless the Intercessor of the Day of Petition.

Adjective modifier

  • great: The great intercessor for priests, the mother of Jesus, will certainly be there to encourage them.
  • powerful: To them he is the only powerful intercessor on the day of judgment.
  • heavenly: In 1 John ii 1 Jesus is a parakletos ( not a title ), serving as a heavenly intercessor with the Father.
  • true: I shall only have to be part of the true Intercessor - the prayer that he asked of me in November 1995.