Confessor ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Confessor ( noun )

1. A priest authorized to hear confession and administer absolution.
2. A person who confesses, especially to a crime.

Origin:

From old french confessour, from latin confessor, from confiteri ("to confes.s")

Examples:

1. He was a confessor to the Queen.
2. The criminal made a full confession to the confessor.
3. The confessor sat in the confessional booth, ready to hear the sins of the parishioners.
4. The confessor listened patiently as the penitent recounted their transgressions.
5. As a confessor, it was his duty to keep the confessions he heard secret.

(As a verb)

Confessor ( verb )

1. A priest authorized to hear confession and administer absolution.
2. A person who confesses, especially to a crime.

Origin:

From old french confessour, from latin confessor, from confiteri ("to confes.s")

Examples:

1. He was a confessor to the Queen.
2. The criminal made a full confession to the confessor.
3. The confessor sat in the confessional booth, ready to hear the sins of the parishioners.
4. The confessor listened patiently as the penitent recounted their transgressions.
5. As a confessor, it was his duty to keep the confessions he heard secret.