confessor
n. பாவங்களை ஒப்புக்கொள்பவர், பாவச்செய்திகளைக் கேட்டு மன்னிப்பு வழங்கும் குரவர், இடர்கள் தாங்கிக் தம் சமயத்தை நிலைநாட்டுபவர்.
Con*fess"or, n. Etym: [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 and endures persecution for his faith. He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a confessor. Latham. Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors. Bacon. 2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.