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Pardoner

One who pardons.

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Absolver 76% connected

One who absolves.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Cleric 76% connected

A clerk, a clergyman.

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Divine 76% connected

Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Ecclesiastic 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Condone 74% connected

To pardon; to forgive.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Condone 74% connected

To pardon; to forgive.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pardon 74% connected

The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pardon 74% connected

The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Excuser 92% connected

One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forgiver 92% connected

One who forgives.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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