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Meanings of confesser in English

A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

Synonyms
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