Confiteor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Confiteor
1150–1200; Middle English; after first word of Latin prayer: I confess
Example Sentences
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We have to know by heart all the prayers, the Hail Mary, the Our Father, the Confiteor, the Apostles’ Creed, the Act of Contrition, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
He made a huge sign of the cross, lowered his head and recited, again with perfect Latin diction, the Confiteor.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
At the foot of the altar the priest says the Confiteor, a psalm, and other prayers as a preparation.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.
The sacristan placed the temporary altar beside the foot of the bed, arrayed it, and recited the Confiteor.
From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
Confiteor, and whatever shame I may have endured I accept as the fitting punishment of my sins.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill
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