NOUN | person | confessor | a priest who hears confession and gives absolution |
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person | confessor | someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) |
Meaning | A priest who hears confession and gives absolution. | |
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Broader | priest | A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
Spanish | confesante, confesor, penitenciario | |
Catalan | confessor, director espiritual | |
Verbs | confess | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith |
Meaning | someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves). | |
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Broader | communicator | A person who communicates with others |
Verbs | confess | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure |
confess | admit (to a wrongdoing) |
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