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What is a confessor?

What is a confessor? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
  2. One who confesses to having done something wrong.
  3. (Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution
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Many see therapists today when what they may really need is a trusted and understanding confessor.
But he uses the legal term of judge to describe the role of priest confessor, and that terminology is far from my mind when I give absolution.
While they await the arrival of the man's confessor, a local Dominican friar, the brothers encourage him to acknowledge and repent for his sins.
One confessor ordered Veronica Giuliani to kneel while a novice of the order kicked her in the mouth.
He speaks from many years of experience as a priest, confessor, and moral theologian.
The audience takes the place of his confessor and, thanks to a compelling performance, experiences both disgust and fascination.

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