Definition of Confesor
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 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One who confesses to having done something wrong
- One who confesses his faith in Christianity, especially in the face of persecution
- A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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