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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
Noun
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There were heartfelt tributes, proclamations, poetry, and a blessing from our chaplain.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Latif is the executive director and co-founder of the Islamic Center of New York City, and was appointed a New York City Police Department chaplain in 2007.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Moore is accused of killing his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor, and the pastor’s brother in incidents that sprawled across three different crime scenes on Friday evening.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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Their father, Matt Heinricy, is a pastor and basketball junkie.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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In an eight-page letter, Rachel Sheridan, the school’s rector, said there were no assurances from the federal government its scrutiny of the university would end with Ryan’s resignation.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
14 Nov. 2025
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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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Thankfully, the book was saved by being thrown out of a window by a local vicar, Johann Erichsons.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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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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And when no one from Billo’s church called back regarding prayers for her, Rogers turned to Hicks, who had just become the new bishop in Joliet.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bishop Samuel Seabury, the first American Episcopal bishop and a rival to Alexander Hamilton — as fans of the musical may remember — was a loyalist to the British crown during the Revolutionary War, as well as a slave owner.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Nov. 2025
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The new archbishop succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who last month turned 80 and is past retirement age.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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New York's new archbishop was first an affable Chicagoan, and those who knew him during his life in the south suburbs are not surprised by Pope Leo XIV's decision to elevate him.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Confessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessor. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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