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confessor

[kuhn-fes-er] / kənˈfɛs ər /
NOUN
a priest who hears confessions
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NOUN
one who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution
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Hudson’s work on fellow Canadian Neko Case’s acclaimed ‘00s albums, “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” and “Middle Cyclone,” reinforced the ways in which his oft-menacing organ chords and gorgeous improvised countermelodies have resonated across generations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

The coins date between 1036 and 1044 during the reigns of Harold I, Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

It replaced an original crown believed to date back to the 11th century Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor.

From Reuters • May 5, 2023

That crown was a replacement for an even older medieval crown associated with Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, from the 11th century.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

Saturday, October 13th, the "Feast of St. Edward, King and Confessor," was celebrated in all the Roman Catholic churches in London, and with more than ordinary pomp at that of SS.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various




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