CONFESSOR


Meaning of CONFESSOR in English

n. 1 a person who makes a confession. 2 also a priest who hears confessions and gives spiritual counsel. 3 a person who avows a religion in the face of its suppression, but does not suffer martyrdom.

[ ME f. AF confessur, OF - our, f. eccl.L confessor (as confess) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.