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Intercessor

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Intercessor is a noun meaning A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.

Meaning

A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.

More Meanings

  1. A middleman, intermediary
  2. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

Example Sentences

Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mediator, interceder, interventor, intermeddler, intermediator, interposer.

mediatorintercederinterventorintermeddlerintermediatorinterposeradvocateinterponentintervenerintervenorintermediaryintervenientinterveneeinterjectorintermessengerintermediatrixinteragentreconciliatorinterpolator

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