Definition of Confessor
Con`fess´or
n.
1.
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
.
He
who
dies
for
religion
is
a
martyr
;
he
who
suffers
for
it
is
a
confessor
.
- Latham.
Our
religion
which
hath
been
sealed
with
the
blood
of
so
many
martyrs
and
confessors
.
- Bacon.
2.
A
priest
who
hears
the
confessions
of
others
and
is
authorized
to
grant
them
absolution
.
Related Words
communicator
,
concede
,
confess
,
profess
,
shrive
,
squeal
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