confessor, ōris, m. [confiteor] (only in eccl. Lat.;
opp. negator), a confessor of Christianity, a martyr , Lact. Mort. Pers. 35; Sid. Ep. 7, 17 al.
·noun A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution. II. ...
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