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confessionalism

con·fes·sion·al·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uh m]
    • /kənˈfɛʃ ə nlˌɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uh m]
    • /kənˈfɛʃ ə nlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of confessionalism word

  • noun confessionalism the belief that a religion, esp Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere 3
  • noun confessionalism advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith. 1
  • noun confessionalism A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching. 1
  • noun confessionalism a style of American poetry that drew on the personal history of the poet. 0
  • noun confessionalism (in Lebanon) a system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities. 0
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Origin of confessionalism

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; confessional + -ism

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Parts of speech for Confessionalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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confessionalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

confessionalism usage trend in Literature

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