intercessor
noun/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”.
› One who intercedes, particularly
1
A mediator, one who reconciles enemies or pleads for another.
2
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
Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism A saint believed to plead for a sinner to God.
Greek Orthodoxy
- St Mary the Intercessor
4
Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.
- Related terms
- intercede, intercedent, intercess, intercession, intercessionary, intercessory