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confessionary

con·fes·sion·ar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-fesh-uh-ner-ee]
    • /kənˈfɛʃ əˌnɛr i/
    • /kənfˈeʃənəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fesh-uh-ner-ee]
    • /kənˈfɛʃ əˌnɛr i/

Definitions of confessionary word

  • adjective confessionary of or relating to confession, especially auricular confession of sins. 1
  • noun plural confessionary Archaic. a confessional. 1
  • noun confessionary A manual or guide to making confession. 0
See all 3 definitions of confessionary

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Origin of confessionary

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Medieval Latin confessiōnārius, equivalent to confessiōn- confession + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Confessionary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Confessionary

confessionary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

confessionary usage trend in Literature

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