confessor

confessor
confessor late O.E., "one who avows his religion," especially in the face of danger, but does not suffer martyrdom, from L. confessor, agent noun from confiteri (see CONFESS (Cf. confess)). Meaning "one who hears confessions" is from mid-14c.; this properly would be L. confessarius, but L. confessor was being used in this sense from the 9th century. Edward the Confessor (c.1003-1066, canonized 1161), last Anglo-Saxon king, was pious enough but does not seem to fit his title; perhaps so called to distinguish him from another Anglo-Saxon saint/king, Edward the Martyr, who does fit his.

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  • Confessor — • A title of honour to designate of the Faith who had confessed Christ publicly in time of persecution and had been punished with imprisonment, torture, exile, or labour in the mines, remaining faithful in their confession until the end of their… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Confessor — Con*fess or (?; 277), n. [OF. confessor, F. confesseur, fr. L. & LL. confessor.] 1. One who confesses; 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confessor — |ô| s. m. 1. Sacerdote que ouve confissões. 2. Aquele que confessa a sua fé, no tempo das perseguições. 3. Mártir.   ‣ Etimologia: latim tardio confessor, oris …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Confessor — (lat.), 1) Bekenner; 2) in der alten Kirche Ehrenname derer, die ihren Glauben öffentlich vor den heidnischen Tribunalen bekannten, deshalb wohl auch eingekerkert u. gemartert, aber nicht hingerichtet wurden. Sie standen bei den Gläubigen in… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Confessor — (lat., »Bekenner«), Ehrenbenennung für diejenigen Christen, die während der Christenverfolgungen ihren Glauben standhaft bekannt hatten, aber mit dem Leben davongekommen waren …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Confessor — (lat., »Bekenner«); in der alten Kirche Ehrenname für solche Christen, die in Verfolgungen ihren Glauben standhaft bekannt hatten, aber, im Gegensatz zu den Märtyrern, dem Tode entgangen waren …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • confessor — index penitent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • CONFESSOR — apud Ambrosium, l. 2. ad Imperator. Gratianum, Paulinum, Ep. 28. sub fin. etc. qui martyriô vitam pro Christo, quem palam confessus erat, finiit. Apud alios, qui Christum palam coram fidei hostibus confessus, cruciatus quidem tormentaque varia… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • confessor — ► NOUN 1) a priest who hears confessions. 2) a person who makes a confession …   English terms dictionary

  • confessor — [kən fes′ər] n. 1. a person who confesses 2. a) a Christian who suffered for his or her faith b) R.C.Ch. a male saint who was not a martyr 3. a priest authorized to hear confessions …   English World dictionary

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