Confessor

/kənˈfesər/

noun

A person who hears confessions, often a priest in a Christian church.

Father John is the confessor at our local church.

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catholic confessor
private confessor

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Religious

noun

Someone who admits or confesses something.

She is a confessor of her own mistakes.

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reluctant confessor
willing confessor

noun

A saint who confessed the faith of Christianity, under persecution, but did not suffer martyrdom.

St Augustine is defined as a confessor in Christianity.

Often appears as...

canonized confessor
venerated confessor

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Religious

noun

A person who hears confessions, often a priest in a Christian church.

Father John is the confessor at our local church.

Often appears as...

catholic confessor
private confessor

Usage tips

Religious

noun

Someone who admits or confesses something.

She is a confessor of her own mistakes.

Often appears as...

reluctant confessor
willing confessor

noun

A saint who confessed the faith of Christianity, under persecution, but did not suffer martyrdom.

St Augustine is defined as a confessor in Christianity.

Often appears as...

canonized confessor
venerated confessor

Usage tips

Religious

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Religious Role

Confessor in this context usually refers to an authorized figure within a church, qualified to hear confessions.

The parishioners trusted their confessor with sensitive personal information.

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Catholic Association

The role of confessor is commonly associated with the Catholic tradition, less so with other denominations.

She went to confession with her Catholic confessor every week.

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Privacy and Trust

The interaction with a confessor is confidential and conducted in a private setting.

He made sure to find a private room before speaking to his confessor.

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After that, the inquisitors persecuted suspected heretics on the basis of anonymous accusations. So the confessors in Seville probably didn’t see themselves as actual heretics— instead, they were hedging their bets by reporting themselves when the consequences were low,