confessionalism

[kuhn-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uhm]

noun

1. advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith.

Other Word Forms

• confessionalian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of confessionalism¹

First recorded in 1875–80; confessional + -ism

Example Sentences

The boldness of her confessionalism is paired with a sparse, airy new sound, full of echoing synthesizer chords, naturalistic sounds and plenty of empty space, evoking the home that Ballerini is suddenly learning to fill on her own.

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Perhaps the most surprising and promising is the closer “Male Fantasy” — an arrestingly pretty acoustic ballad that follows through with the confessionalism promised at the beginning of the record.

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Her poetry is confessionalism, and she finds value in making connections by sharing what happens in life.

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In those days, it did not occur to much of the world to question Salinger’s choices, or to imagine that Maynard’s honesty might constitute not simply confessionalism but a brash kind of courage.

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So it’s rich that the more naked confessionalism of Scorpion also has been prompted by Kanye West.

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