"confessor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [kuɱ.fəˈso] [Central], [koɱ.fəˈso] [Balearic], [koɱ.feˈsoɾ] [Valencian] Forms: confessors [plural], confessora [feminine]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfessōrem. Etymology templates: {{lbor|ca|la|cōnfessor|cōnfessōrem}} Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfessōrem Head templates: {{ca-noun|m|f=+}} confessor m (plural confessors, feminine confessora)
  1. (Christianity) confessor of the faith Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-confessor-ca-noun-TT7d2gLD Topics: Christianity
  2. confessor (priest who hears confessions) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: confés
    Sense id: en-confessor-ca-noun-frDMzUSp Disambiguation of Occupations: 11 89 Disambiguation of People: 14 86 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: confessar

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈfɛsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒnfɛs(ɔ)ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒnfɛsɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈfɛsɚ/ [General-American] Forms: confessors [plural], confessoress [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|confessor}} Middle English confessor, {{m|enm|confessour}} confessour, {{der|en|xno|confessour}} Anglo-Norman confessour, {{der|en|la|cōnfessor}} Latin cōnfessor, {{m|la|cōnfiteor|t=confess, admit, acknowledge}} cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|confessors|feminine|confessoress}} confessor (plural confessors, feminine confessoress)
  1. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred. Translations (one who confesses faith in Christianity): 宣信者 (xuānxìnzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), vyznavač (Czech), bekender [common-gender] (Danish), belijder [masculine] (Dutch), tunnustaja (Finnish), Bekenner [masculine] (German), ομολογητής (omologitís) [masculine] (Greek), hitvalló (Hungarian), dearbhóir [masculine] (Irish), coinfeasóir [masculine] (Irish), 表信者 (Japanese), wyznawca [masculine] (Polish), confessor [masculine] (Portuguese), испове́дник (ispovédnik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-confessor-en-noun-duu2IXtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 26 38 Disambiguation of 'one who confesses faith in Christianity': 69 16 15
  2. One who confesses to having done something wrong.
    Sense id: en-confessor-en-noun-UWfwf94A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 26 38
  3. (Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism, People Translations (priest who hears confession): спавяда́льнік (spavjadálʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), спаве́днік (spavjédnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), изпове́дник (izpovédnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zpovědník [masculine] (Czech), skriftefader [common-gender] (Danish), biechtvader [masculine] (Dutch), rippi-isä (Finnish), confesseur [masculine] (French), Beichtvater [masculine] (German), πνευματικός (pnevmatikós) [masculine] (Greek), gyóntatópap (Hungarian), játari [masculine] (Icelandic), athair faoistine [masculine] (Irish), oide faoistine [masculine] (Irish), confessore [masculine] (Italian), исповедник (ispovednik) [masculine] (Macedonian), sċrift [masculine] (Old English), spowiednik [masculine] (Polish), confessor [masculine] (Portuguese), испове́дник (ispovédnik) [masculine] (Russian), spovedník [masculine] (Slovak), confesante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), biktfader [common-gender] (Swedish), спові́дник (spovídnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), periglor [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-confessor-en-noun-98Dr~x5G Disambiguation of People: 31 26 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 26 38 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'priest who hears confession': 24 15 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: confessour [obsolete] Derived forms: father confessor Translations (one who confesses): 自白者 (Chinese Mandarin), 懺悔者 (Chinese Mandarin), 忏悔者 (Chinese Mandarin), ομολογητής (omologitís) [masculine] (Greek), admhálaí [masculine] (Irish), 告白者 (Japanese), 自白する人 (Japanese), andetta [masculine] (Old English), خستو (xostu) (Persian), испове́дник (ispovédnik) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'one who confesses': 42 46 11

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /konˈfes.sor/ [Classical], [kõːˈfɛs̠ːɔr] [Classical], /konˈfes.sor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [koɱˈfɛsːor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|cōnfessor<3>}} cōnfessor m (genitive cōnfessōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cōnfessor<3>}} Forms: cōnfessor [canonical, masculine], cōnfessōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cōnfessor [nominative, singular], cōnfessōrēs [nominative, plural], cōnfessōris [genitive, singular], cōnfessōrum [genitive, plural], cōnfessōrī [dative, singular], cōnfessōribus [dative, plural], cōnfessōrem [accusative, singular], cōnfessōrēs [accusative, plural], cōnfessōre [ablative, singular], cōnfessōribus [ablative, plural], cōnfessor [singular, vocative], cōnfessōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. confessor of the Christian faith Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-confessor-la-noun-CFmsUQqu
  2. martyr Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-confessor-la-noun-rYcrSCCx Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 31 69

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kõ.feˈsoʁ/ [Brazil], [kõ.feˈsoh] [Brazil], /kõ.feˈsoʁ/ [Brazil], [kõ.feˈsoh] [Brazil], /kõ.feˈsoɾ/ [São-Paulo], /kõ.feˈsoʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [kõ.feˈsoχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /kõ.feˈsoɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /kõ.fɨˈsoɾ/ [Portugal], /kõ.fɨˈsoɾ/ [Portugal], /kõ.fɨˈso.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: confessores [plural], confessora [feminine], confessoras [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnfessōrem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|la|confessor|cōnfessōrem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin cōnfessōrem, {{bor+|pt|la|confessor|cōnfessōrem}} Borrowed from Latin cōnfessōrem Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} confessor m (plural confessores, feminine confessora, feminine plural confessoras)
  1. (religion) confessor (one who confesses faith in a religion, especially Christianity) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-confessor-pt-noun-g7EfpxS- Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (Roman Catholicism) confessor (priest who hears confession) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-confessor-pt-noun-mmPuWg4M Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: confessores [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} confessor m (plural confessores)
  1. Obsolete spelling of confesor Tags: alt-of, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: confesor
    Sense id: en-confessor-es-noun-wFv0rLKg Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "priest who hears confession",
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}

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          "ref": "2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 174",
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      "word": "自白者"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "word": "懺悔者"
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "word": "忏悔者"
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ομολογητής"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "admhálaí"
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      "word": "告白者"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "andetta"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "word": "خستو"
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      "sense": "one who confesses",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "испове́дник"
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      "sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
      "word": "宣信者"
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      "sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
      "word": "vyznavač"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "belijder"
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      "word": "tunnustaja"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Bekenner"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "dearbhóir"
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      "sense": "one who confesses faith in Christianity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "coinfeasóir"
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      "word": "表信者"
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      "word": "wyznawca"
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      "word": "Beichtvater"
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      "sense": "priest who hears confession",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "athair faoistine"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "spowiednik"
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "confessor m (plural confessores, feminine confessora, feminine plural confessoras)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "con‧fes‧sor"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "confessor (one who confesses faith in a religion, especially Christianity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "confessor",
          "confessor#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) confessor (one who confesses faith in a religion, especially Christianity)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Roman Catholicism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "confessor (priest who hears confession)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman Catholicism",
          "Roman Catholicism"
        ],
        [
          "confessor",
          "confessor#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman Catholicism) confessor (priest who hears confession)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.feˈsoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõ.feˈsoh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.feˈsoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõ.feˈsoh]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.feˈsoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.feˈsoʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõ.feˈsoχ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.feˈsoɻ/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.fɨˈsoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.fɨˈsoɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kõ.fɨˈso.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "confessor"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "confessores",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "confessor m (plural confessores)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "confesor"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish obsolete forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete spelling of confesor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confesor",
          "confesor#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "confessor"
}

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