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Meanings of confesser in English

A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

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        Examples for "confessor"
        Examples for "confessor"
        1
        Frayssinous, Bishop of Hermopolis; the confessor of the King, the Abbe Jocard.
        The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
        2
        Gower has his lover hear tales from a confessor in cloistered quiet.
        Halleck's New English Literature
        3
        But in the evening came her father confessor, sent by the governor.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
        4
        It was through providential assistance; because prohibited by my confessor and husband.
        The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
        5
        Nay, Mary, none can hear me, save your own confessor, Father Matthew.
        Sir Nigel
        Usage of confesser in English
        1
        You cannot confess without referring to the confesser.
        The University of Hard Knocks
        Confesser through the time