1. people who formally forgive or free others from guilt, blame, or responsibility
Usage: often used in religious contexts

Examples

• The priests served as absolvers for those seeking forgiveness.
• In the confession booth, the absolvers listened to countless admissions of wrongdoing.
• The absolvers granted pardons to the repentant criminals.
• Religious absolvers play an important role in many faith traditions.
• The court appointed absolvers to review cases of wrongful conviction.
• These spiritual absolvers helped people find peace with their past mistakes.