PARDONER
Dictionary entry overview: What does pardoner mean? • PARDONER (noun)
The noun PARDONER has 2 senses:
1. a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
2. a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
Familiarity information: PARDONER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARDONER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
excuser; forgiver; pardoner
Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meaning:
A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pardoner" is a kind of...):
churchman; cleric; divine; ecclesiastic (a clergyman or other person in religious orders)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pardoner"):
absolver (someone who grants absolution)
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