Confessor Synonyms

kən-fĕsər
A priest who hears confessions
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. priest
  2. father confessor
  3. spiritual judge
  4. penitentiary
One who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. martyr
  2. confidant
  3. true-believer
  4. confidante
  5. saint
  6. repository

Words Related to Confessor

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Confessor Sentence Examples

  • Addressing the gathering, Langton referred to the laws of Edward the Confessor as "good laws," which the king ought to observe, and then mentioned the charter granted by Henry I.

  • The success which attended his efforts on these two occasions, and the eloquence which he displayed, perhaps contributed to his choice as the king's almoner and confessor.

  • The same doctrines were preached with more of churchly fervour by Maximus the Confessor (580-622).

  • She disclosed this thought to no one but to her confessor, Father Akinfi, the monk, and he approved of her intention.

  • I'm not your father confessor.

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