"confessor" meaning in Latin

See confessor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kõːˈfɛs.sɔr] [Classical-Latin], [koɱˈfɛs.sor] (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: 27 73 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 38 62
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