A confessor. Obsolete.

Ecclesiastical and religious uses. A male religious teacher, counsellor, or leader regarded as having a paternal relationship with those whom he…

A confessor.

A person who imposes a penance or penance; esp. (Christian Church) a priest appointed to hear confession and administer an appropriate penance; = pe…

One who hears confessions: a priest who hears confession of sin, prescribes penance, and grants absolution; the private spiritual director of a…

One who shrives, a confessor.

Esp. in the medieval Church: a priest appointed or delegated to hear confession, administer penance, and give absolution in extraordinary cases. Cf…

Ecclesiastical Law. A priest appointed or delegated to administer penance; spec. one authorized to deal with extraordinary cases.

= penitentiary, n.2 1.

A father confessor.

= confessary, n.

(applied to a confessor.)

(a) a very close or intimate friend (cf. soulmate, n.); (b) a religious or spiritual adviser; a confessor.