What does "justifier" mean?

One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.

What is a synonym for "justifier"?

Common synonyms include: advocate, apologist, apologist, champion, defender, justificator.

noun

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Noun

1
One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.
2
a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution wordnet
3
One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.
"God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority."
4
A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.
"When the operator starts typing the third line, the justifier goes to work on the second."

"God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority."

From justify + -er.

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