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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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The success of “Father Brown” rests in the way Williams plays with the notion of the priest as a quiet, trustworthy confessor.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

But Walters was unstoppable, and as the 1980s and 1990s progressed, she became a mother confessor for perpetrators and victims of scandal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2025

Opened in 1804, the 110-acre cemetery — named after Louis XIV’s confessor, the Rev. François de La Chaise d’Aix — perches on a hillside peering down at central Paris.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2022

When the Father arose his confessor grasped him by the hand, and after a few words had been exchanged, Father Dupiéreux advanced alone in the direction of the wood.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

“It’s a private story. Almost like a secret, between myself, my confessor Prior Michelangelo, and God. I can tell you, can’t I? You won’t tell anyone?”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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