confessor
noun/kənˈfesə(r)/
/kənˈfesər/
- a Roman Catholic priest who listens to somebody’s confessionWord OriginOld English relating to someone who avows religious faith when facing opposition: from Old French confessour, from ecclesiastical Latin confessor, from Latin confess- ‘acknowledged’ (see confess).
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