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CONFESSOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A priest who hears confession and gives absolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("confessor" is a kind of...):

priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

Derivation:

confess (confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("confessor" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

confess (admit (to a wrongdoing))

confess (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)

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