noun
- one who absolves or forgives, especially from sin or guilt
Usage: formal; religious contexts
Examples
- The priest served as an absolver for the penitent congregation.
- She sought an absolver who could help her find peace with her past.
- In the confessional, he acted as both listener and absolver.
- The judge refused to be an absolver of the defendant’s crimes.
- Many people look to religious leaders as absolvers of moral burdens.
- The therapist became an unexpected absolver of her childhood guilt.