confessor

Noun

Meaning

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.

A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

minister saint priest clergyman acknowledger admitter archbishop penitentiary reverend abbot padre professor father accepted clerk
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Antonyms

atheist inhibitor martyr denier suppressor concealer
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Hypernyms

priest communicator

Phrases with the word

father confessor st. edward the confessor

Examples

A mystic is a hysteric who has met her confessor before her doctor. Umberto Eco

When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their dignity while they do as you insist. ~ Kahlan Mother Confessor. Terry Goodkind

It's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf its confessor. Italian Proverb

Who has many comforts and does not use them, won't find a confessor who will grant him absolution. Sicilian Proverb

'tis a silly sheep that makes the wolf her confessor. French Proverb

After Harthacnut's death, the English throne reverted to the House of Wessex in the person of King Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–1066). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

confessionlessness confessions page confessive confessoress confessorial confessorship