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Confessors | Confessor

Confessors meaning

plural of confessor

Using Confessors

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of confessor
  • In the example corpus, confessors often appears in combinations such as: confessors who, and confessors, confessors to.

Context around Confessors

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

superiors 1× egyptian 1× urged 1× deathbed 1×

Often after:

mentors 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Confessors

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and deathbed confessors most of 1× approve the confessors along with 1× as superiors confessors mentors teachers 1× century however confessors people who 1× chaplains and confessors to many 1× end urged confessors to be 1× martyrs and confessors who were 1× the egyptian confessors who share 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the fourth 1× consequently i here 1× de rossi also 1× paul vi himself 1× she was granted 1× suspects since 1971 1×

Common sentence endings:

and spiritual directors 1× be venerated publicly 1× definitively ruled out 1× of her clergy 1× their great argosies 1× to concrete situations 1×

Words around Confessors

Just before it in the word index:

confessor 43 confessions 203 confessionals 7 confessional 143 confession 512 confessio 2

Just after it in the word index:

confetti 91 confi 3 conficker 5 confidant 112 confidante 65 confidantes 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Confessors

  • In this selection, "confessors" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, superiors, egyptian, urged, mentors and people stand out and add context to how "confessors" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and deathbed confessors most of and approve the confessors along with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confessors" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confessors

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Paul VI himself, in the end, urged confessors to be very merciful and pay attention to concrete situations. (18 words)

De Rossi also found a list of martyrs and confessors who were buried at St. Callistus', which contained Urban's name. (21 words)

Consequently I here follow the Egyptian confessors who share your faith, and anchor my frail craft under the shadow of their great argosies. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Jesuit order, in fact, is known to have a remarkably high percentage of homosexual members, making it unsurprising that Father Martin has had gay priests as superiors, confessors, mentors, teachers, and spiritual directors. (34 words)

Toward this end he moved the royal court from Kraków to Warsaw and oversaw the arrival of the Jesuits who established new schools throughout Poland and became chaplains and confessors to many families. (33 words)

She was granted the ability to appoint her own vicar-general, select and approve the confessors, along with the practice of receiving the public homage of her clergy. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

The Jesuit order, in fact, is known to have a remarkably high percentage of homosexual members, making it unsurprising that Father Martin has had gay priests as superiors, confessors, mentors, teachers, and spiritual directors.

By the fourth century, however, " confessors "—people who had confessed their faith not by dying but by word and life—began to be venerated publicly.

Consequently I here follow the Egyptian confessors who share your faith, and anchor my frail craft under the shadow of their great argosies.

De Rossi also found a list of martyrs and confessors who were buried at St. Callistus', which contained Urban's name.

Paul VI himself, in the end, urged confessors to be very merciful and pay attention to concrete situations.

She was granted the ability to appoint her own vicar-general, select and approve the confessors, along with the practice of receiving the public homage of her clergy.

Suspects Since 1971 the FBI has processed over a thousand "serious suspects" along with assorted publicity seekers and deathbed confessors, most of whom have been definitively ruled out.

Toward this end he moved the royal court from Kraków to Warsaw and oversaw the arrival of the Jesuits who established new schools throughout Poland and became chaplains and confessors to many families.

Common combinations with confessors

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confessors" in a sentence?
An example: "The Jesuit order, in fact, is known to have a remarkably high percentage of homosexual members, making it unsurprising that Father Martin has had gay priests as superiors, confessors, mentors, teachers, and spiritual directors." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "confessors" from authentic English texts.
What does "confessors" mean?
Confessors means: plural of confessor
How many example sentences with "confessors" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "confessors", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.