father confessor
father confessor · father confessors
A priest who hears confession and then gives absolutionA priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
Meaning
2 sensesA priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
(broadly)A person who listens to others and gives them advice on private matters; a spiritual guide.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: father confessors| Singular | father confessor |
|---|---|
| Plural | father confessors |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.