intercessor
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
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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
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A middleman, intermediary
— 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.
词形变化
词源
Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.
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