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nouna priest who hears confession and gives absolutiontype of:
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nounsomeone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)type of:
Definition that contains confessor
- penitent (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- king harold ii King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
- francisco jimenez de cisneros prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)
- harold ii King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
- jimenez de cisneros prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)