confessors
n.
1. 忏悔者:在宗教信仰中,向神或神职人员承认自己的罪过并寻求宽恕的人。
2. 告解神父:在天主教教会中,负责听取信徒忏悔并赦免他们罪过的神职人员。
例句
Many of the 9 confessors claimed the water had changed temperature.
9人中不少认为是水的温度发生了改变。
However of the confessors only 20% thought they had the healthier heart.
而承认的9人中只有20%认为自己有健康的心脏。
Confessors became somewhat of like charismatic authority figures in the early church.
在早期教会里,忏悔神父变成一个充满人格魅力的,权威人物。