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intercessor

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/

The English word “intercessor” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A mediator, one who reconciles enemies or pleads for another.
  2. An intermediary, a middleman.
  3. A saint believed to plead for a sinner to God.
  4. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

Etymology

Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

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