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confessor

UK //kənˈfɛsə//US //kənˈfɛsər//

词源

源自拉丁语 'confessor',由 'confiteri'(承认、忏悔)派生,13世纪通过古法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指听取他人忏悔的神职人员,尤指天主教中专门负责告解圣事的神父。

“The priest acted as a confessor to many parishioners.”

(这位神父担任了许多教区居民的告解神师。)

“She went to the confessor to unburden her conscience.”

(她去找告解神父倾诉以减轻良心负担。)

❶ 指因坚持信仰而遭受迫害但未殉道的人,特指早期基督教中受罗马帝国压迫的信徒。

“Saint Maximus the Confessor defended orthodox theology.”

(忏悔者圣马克西姆捍卫了正统神学。)

“The confessors were honored alongside martyrs.”

(这些信仰见证者与殉道者一同受到尊崇。)

同义词:priest, spiritual advisor, father confessor, confessor saint

常见短语

father confessor — 特指长期担任某人精神指导者的神父,也比喻长期倾听他人隐私的人。

“Over the years, he became her father confessor.”

(多年来,他成为了她的心灵导师。)