absolver

English Thesaurus

1. someone who grants absolution (noun.person)

hypernym	:	pardoner,
definition	:	a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolve, shrive,
definition	:	grant remission of a sin to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	absolve, shrive,
definition	:	grant remission of a sin to (verb.communication)