Confiteor

[ kuhn-fit-ee-awr ]

/ kənˈfɪt iˌɔr /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a prayer in the form of a general confession said at the beginning of the Mass and on certain other occasions.

Origin of Confiteor

1150–1200; Middle English; after first word of Latin prayer: I confess

Words nearby Confiteor

confirmee, confiscable, confiscate, confiscatory, confit, Confiteor, confiture, conflagrant, conflagration, conflate, conflation

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Example sentences from the Web for Confiteor

Confiteor unum baptisma, a closely knit fugue on two subjects, is in five parts with an independent organ bass.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Those that are near hear the tones of some one chanting the Confiteor beside the pontiff.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
Ulenspiegel did so, ever repeating: “Mea culpa, confiteor, take away my hump.”
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
The first question the priest uniformly puts to the penitent is, "Can you repeat the Confiteor?"
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim|William Carleton

He counted eight minutes by the hour-glass, sank on his knees, folded his hands, and recited the Confiteor.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

British Dictionary definitions for Confiteor

Confiteor

/ (kənˈfɪtɪˌɔː) /

noun

RC Church a prayer consisting of a general confession of sinfulness and an entreaty for forgiveness

Word Origin for Confiteor

C13: from Latin: I confess; from the beginning of the Latin prayer of confession

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	confiteor
释义	Confiteor [ kuhn-fit-ee-awr ] / kənˈfɪt iˌɔr / noun Roman Catholic Church. a prayer in the form of a general confession said at the beginning of the Mass and on certain other occasions. Origin of Confiteor 1150–1200; Middle English; after first word of Latin prayer: I confess Words nearby Confiteor confirmee, confiscable, confiscate, confiscatory, confit, Confiteor, confiture, conflagrant, conflagration, conflate, conflation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Confiteor Confiteor unum baptisma, a closely knit fugue on two subjects, is in five parts with an independent organ bass. Bach\|Charles Francis Abdy Williams Those that are near hear the tones of some one chanting the Confiteor beside the pontiff. Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870\|Various Ulenspiegel did so, ever repeating: “Mea culpa, confiteor, take away my hump.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)\|Charles de Coster The first question the priest uniformly puts to the penitent is, "Can you repeat the Confiteor?" The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim\|William Carleton He counted eight minutes by the hour-glass, sank on his knees, folded his hands, and recited the Confiteor. The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci\|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky British Dictionary definitions for Confiteor Confiteor / (kənˈfɪtɪˌɔː) / noun RC Church a prayer consisting of a general confession of sinfulness and an entreaty for forgiveness Word Origin for Confiteor C13: from Latin: I confess; from the beginning of the Latin prayer of confession Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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