intercessor
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Alternative forms
- intercessour (obsolete)
Etymology
Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor,[1] from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.
Pronunciation
Noun
intercessor (plural intercessors)
- A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
- Especially: a heavenly saint who intercedes (with God) on behalf of a mere mortal.
- St Mary the Intercessor; St Mary as intercessor
- Especially: a heavenly saint who intercedes (with God) on behalf of a mere mortal.
- A middleman, intermediary
- 1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough:
- Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods
- A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.
Related terms
Translations
one who intercedes
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “intercessor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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