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confessor 1. Christianity Chiefly RC Church a priest who hears confessions and sometimes acts as a spiritual counsellor 2. History a person who bears witness to his Christian religious faith by the holiness of his life, esp in resisting threats or danger, but does not suffer martyrdom How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Since Aramis's singular transformation into a confessor of the order, Baisemeaux was no longer the same man. For the first of these, secrecy; it is indeed the virtue of a confessor. Nor did the Danish power last long, for in 1042 we had in Edward the Confessor an English king once more. |
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