Definitions
a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
Word origin
From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). By surface analysis, confess + -or.
Used in a sentence
“Long before Edward I, the English had a King Edward who they considered a martyr and a King Edward who they considered a confessor.”
“Near-synonym: confessant”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Priest with secrets”9 letters
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