confessor
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confessor
- /kənˈfɛsə/ UK
- /ˈkɒnfɛsə/ UK
- /ˈkɒnfɛsɔː/ UK
- /kənˈfɛsɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛsə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). By surface analysis, confess + -or.
noun confessors · confessour
- One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred. Long before Edward I, the English had a King Edward who they considered a martyr and a King Edward who they considered a confessor.
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One who confesses to having done something wrong.
Near-synonym: confessant
Similar: confessant
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A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
Similar: father confessor
- Someone who acts as listener and helper. They do not feel connected to any gay/lesbian communities. Nor do they feel able to establish relationships with anyone who can support them. Thus an inexperienced but sincere young heterosexual actor can find himself playing not only role model but also confessor and phantom friend to people in gre
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noun one who confesses
| 日本語 | 告白者, 自白する人 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 自白者, 懺悔者 /忏悔者 |
| Ελληνικά | ομολογητής omologitís |
| Русский | испове́дник ispovédnik |
noun one who confesses faith in Christianity
| 日本語 | 表信者 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 宣信者 xuānxìnzhě |
| Português | confessor |
| Deutsch | Bekenner |
| Ελληνικά | ομολογητής omologitís |
| Русский | испове́дник ispovédnik |
noun priest who hears confession
| Español | confesante |
|---|---|
| Português | confessor |
| Français | confesseur |
| Deutsch | Beichtvater, Beichtiger |
| Italiano | confessore |
| Ελληνικά | πνευματικός pnevmatikós |
| Русский | испове́дник ispovédnik |
Talk about this word "confessor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confessor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. confessor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confessor "confessor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confessor.Cite this
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title = {confessor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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