Meaning of Intercessor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
2. Especially: a heavenly saint who intercedes (with God) on behalf of a mere mortal.
3. A middleman, intermediary
4. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

Equivalents

Examples

“St Mary the Intercessor;   St Mary as intercessor”

“Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods”

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