| Confessor 1. (n.) One who confesses or hears confessions; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith. 2. (n.) A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution. Thesaurus Entries churchman, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, cure, divine, ecclesiastic, father, father confessor, father in Christ, gallach, minister, padre, parish priest, parson, penitentiary, preacher, presbyter, priest, spiritual director, spiritual father |