confessor

Example Sentences

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But Walters was unstoppable, and as the 1980s and 1990s progressed, she became a mother confessor for perpetrators and victims of scandal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

When the Father arose his confessor grasped him by the hand, and after a few words had been exchanged, Father Dupiéreux advanced alone in the direction of the wood.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

He listens to his old acquaintance’s monologue through “an increasing indefinable discomfort” that he is being used, while accepting the ego boost he gets from playing Cook’s confessor.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

"The next place for him to go is to church and to see his confessor," the PR professional said.

From Fox News • Aug. 11, 2021

In my new profession I am like a confessor, for I listen as the nuns reveal their ailments, and I prescribe balms, tonics, and poultices.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein