Bekenner — meaning in English

English meaning

• confessor noun A priest who hears people's confessions and grants absolution.
• professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.

Senses

Bekenner is used for these senses in English:

• confessor One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
• professor (obsolete) A practitioner, one who (publicly) practises or teaches an art or skill.

confessor — full definition

1. noun A priest who hears people's confessions and grants absolution.
2. noun Someone who admits to something, or who acts as a trusted listener for others' secrets.

professor — full definition

1. noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
2. noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
3. noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.

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