confessor

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Synonyms: confesser, concessor, confess, confessed, confession, concussor, congestor, confessio, confessors, confesses, co-lessor

Antonyms: confesser, concessor, confess, confessed, confession, concussor, congestor, confessio, confessors, confesses, co-lessor

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|faithful person who is persecuted but not martyred}} One who confesses [[faith]] in [[Christianity]] in the face of [[persecution]], but who is not [[martyr]]ed.
2. {{senseid|en|someone who confesses to something}} One who [[confess]]es to having done something wrong.
3. {{senseid|en|priest who hears confessions}} {{lb|en|Eastern Orthodoxy|Roman Catholicism}} A [[priest]] who hears [[confession]] and then gives [[absolution]].
4. {{senseid|en|someone who acts as listener and helper}} {{lb|en|by extension|figurative}} Someone who acts as [[listener]] and [[helper]].

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