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Recent Examples of confessor
The automatic consequence for a confessor who breaks the seal of confession is excommunication – that is, banned, at least temporarily, from the sacraments of the church.
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Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In many cases, the handler is simultaneously confessor, babysitter, psychologist, spiritual mentor and surrogate family member.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Forcing priests to divulge confessions, while exempting all manner of secular confessors, is rank religious discrimination.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 May 2025
Specifically, the nuns pointed a finger at Urbain Grandier—a local priest and their confessor.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In many cases, the handler is simultaneously confessor, babysitter, psychologist, spiritual mentor and surrogate family member.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Forcing priests to divulge confessions, while exempting all manner of secular confessors, is rank religious discrimination.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 May 2025
Specifically, the nuns pointed a finger at Urbain Grandier—a local priest and their confessor.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessor
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Krampitz had been a Connecticut State Police chaplain since 2008, working with multiple troops and local first responders as well.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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In Washington, the House of Representatives interrupted its session and the chaplain prayed for the astronauts.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gibson also fought for the rights of Black people alongside her husband, late pastor and activist Theodore Gibson, a pioneer of desegregation who led the effort to integrate then-Dade County Public Schools.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Despite a pending green card application, the Anglican pastor did not attend church for weeks after friends advised him to avoid going outside.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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At Sagrada Familia, a prayer verse is included at the base of the cross installed Friday afternoon, said church rector Turull.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sophie D’Amours, rector at Université Laval, adds that the university prioritizes the wellbeing and growth of its employees in part because the hope is for employees to stay long-term and build their careers at ULaval.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The chapel vicar Cardinal Baldo Reina has issued a statement on the matter, but has not weighed in on whether the angel’s face is that of the prime minister.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fast forward two years, after a period of poor mental health following my injury, the realization of the vicar’s sentence really hit.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
3 Jan. 2026
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In the wild, this cactus can get 4 feet tall and 10 inches wide, but a little bishop's cap in a 4-inch pot will stay politely small for many years to come.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Cucculelli Shaheen introduced three detachable sleeve shapes — fluted, bishop and drop-shoulder — for mix-and-match styling opportunities.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Phommasan, abbot of a temple in Snellville, Georgia, rejoined the monks near Washington and entered American University's arena in a wheelchair.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.—
John Mossman,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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The news story stated that the Vatican had delegated the investigation to the archbishop in charge of the Diocese of Los Angeles.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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But following a call from the influential archbishop of Manila, a million people armed only with flowers, rosary beads and prayers surrounded the camps.—
Keith B. Richburg,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Confessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessor. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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