| Main Entry: | confessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a priest who hears confessions |
Synonyms: |
father confessor, priest, spiritual judge |
| Main Entry: | confessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution |
Synonyms: |
martyr, saint, true believer |
| Main Entry: | father |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | priest |
Synonyms: |
abbé, clergyman, confessor, curé, ecclesiastic, minister, padre, parson, pastor, preacher, reverend |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of church |
Synonyms: |
abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, bishop, chaplain, clergy, clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, pulpiteer, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
| Main Entry: | father confessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spiritual leader |
Synonyms: |
confessor, holy father, priest, spiritual director, spiritual father |
| Main Entry: | Holy Father |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | head of Roman Catholic Church |
Synonyms: |
confessor, father confessor, pope, spiritual father, spiritual leader |