A priest who hears confessions

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• confessor — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A priest who hears confessions] Syn. priest, father confessor, spiritual judge, penitentiary; see adviser , priest . 2. [One who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution] Syn. martyr, true believer, saint; see… …   English dictionary for students

• confessor — noun Date: 12th century 1. one who gives heroic evidence of faith but does not suffer martyrdom 2. one that confesses 3. a. a priest who hears confessions b. a priest who is one s regular spiritual guide …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• father confessor — noun 1. : a priest who hears confessions; specifically : a priest who is one s regular spiritual guide 2. : a person who is one s intimate spiritual guide and counselor …   Useful english dictionary

• confessor — noun 1》 a priest who hears confessions. 2》 a person who makes a confession. 3》 a person who avows religious faith in the face of opposition …   English new terms dictionary

• confessor — n. 1 a person who makes a confession. 2 also a priest who hears confessions and gives spiritual counsel. 3 a person who avows a religion in the face of its suppression, but does not suffer martyrdom. Etymology: ME f. AF confessur, OF our, f. eccl …   Useful english dictionary

• confessor — A priest who hears confessions; one who confesses …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• confessor — ► NOUN 1) a priest who hears confessions. 2) a person who makes a confession …   English terms dictionary

• fatherconfessor — father confessor n. 1. A priest who hears confessions. 2. A person in whom one confides. * * * …   Universalium

• father confessor — n. 1. a priest who hears confessions, as in the Roman Catholic Church 2. a person whom one consults, esp. regularly, as about personal difficulties …   English World dictionary

• Confessor — Con*fess or (?; 277), n. [OF. confessor, F. confesseur, fr. L. & LL. confessor.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …   Catholic encyclopedia