Bible Encyclopedias
Confessor (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(1) The name of a singer in the councils of Carthage and Toledo in 400, when anthems were forbidden to be sung by nuns and widows, except in the presence of a bishop. Confession of God's name (Psalms 106:1) is synonymous with its praise.
(2) Saints not actually martyred, who by a good life have witnessed for Christ. Their names were first inserted in the diptychs in the 4th century.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Confessor (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/confessor-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.