"confiteor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈfɪtiɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɒn-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-fiː-/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: confiteors [plural]
enPR: kən-fĭʹ-tē-ôr Etymology: From Latin cōnfiteor (“I confess”), the first word of the prayer and used as its title in Ecclesiastical Latin. Doublet of confess. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cōnfiteor||I confess}} Latin cōnfiteor (“I confess”), {{bor|en|EL.|-}} Ecclesiastical Latin, {{doublet|en|confess}} Doublet of confess Head templates: {{en-noun}} confiteor (plural confiteors)
  1. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made. Wikipedia link: confiteor Categories (topical): Christianity, Named prayers, Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-confiteor-en-noun-NeyELIjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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