Dictionary

intercessor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

Meanings

1. One who intercedes, particularly ▸ A mediator, one who reconciles enemies or pleads for another.
2. One who intercedes, particularly ▸ An intermediary, a middleman.
   • Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods... 1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough:
3. (qualifier:Greek Orthodoxy) One who intercedes, particularly ▸ A saint believed to plead for a sinner to God.
   • St Mary the Intercessor
4. One who intercedes, particularly ▸ A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

Forms

Relateds

intercession · intercessory · intercessionary · intercess · intercede · intercedent

Synonyms

delegate · proxy · solicitor · surrogate · middleman · deputy · representative · emissary · solicitor · agent · intermediary · lieutenant · go-between · secondary

Translations (16)

fr intercessrice (one who intercedes) · ca intercessor (one who intercedes) · fr intercesseur (one who intercedes) · ga impíoch (one who intercedes) · pl pośredniczka (one who intercedes) · yi שתּדלן (one who intercedes) · ru посре́дница (one who intercedes) · bg застъпник (one who intercedes) · bg посредник (one who intercedes) · tr aracı (one who intercedes) · he שְׁתַדְּלָן (one who intercedes) · ru посре́дник (one who intercedes) · es intercesor (one who intercedes) · uk заступник (one who intercedes) · pt intercessor (one who intercedes) · pl pośrednik (one who intercedes)