CONFESSORS
Noun
confessors
plural of confessor
Source: Wiktionary
CONFESSOR
Con*fess"or, n. Etym: [OF. confessor, F. confesseur, fr. L. & LL.
confessor.]
1. One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a
charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses
himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith.
He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers for it is a
confessor. Latham.
Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs
and confessors. Bacon.
2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to
grant them absolution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition