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confessors

confessors is the plural of confessor.

Meaning of confessor

Noun

confessor (plural confessors)

  1. 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.
  2. One who confesses to having done something wrong.
    • Near-synonym: confessant
    Synonyms:
    confessant
  3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
  4. (broadly, figuratively) 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...1994 October, Larry Gross, “Coming Out On the Soaps”, in Gay Community News, page 14

Questions about confessors

What is confessors the plural of?
Confessors is the plural of confessor.

Words near confessors in the dictionary

  1. confessor
  2. Confessore
  3. confessoress
  4. confessoresses
  5. confessorial
  6. confessors
  7. confessorship
  8. confessorships
  9. confessory
  10. confessour
  11. confessours

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