kənˈfesə(r) sometimes ˈkänˌfe-, archaic ˈkänfəsə(r) or ˈkänfəˌsȯ(ə)r or ˈkänfəˌsȯ(ə) noun
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Etymology: Middle English confessor, confessour, from Old French & Late Latin; Old French confessour, from Late Latin confessor, from Latin confessus (past participle of confitēri to confess) + -or — more at confess
1. : one who confesses : one who avows belief in someone or something especially in a religious faith or leader
2. : a giver of heroic evidence of faith ; specifically : a Christian saint who has lived heroically for his faith especially through a persecution without being martyred
Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042-1066
3. : one (as a priest) who hears the confessions of others