Confiteor

American  

[kuhn-fit-ee-awr] / kənˈfɪt iˌɔr /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

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

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Confiteor British  

/ kənˈfɪtɪˌɔː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Confiteor

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

Example Sentences

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Confiteor

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

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

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.

What should we think of when we say the Confiteor?

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.

Introit, in-trō′it, n. an anthem sung at the beginning of the mass, immediately after the Confiteor, and when the priest has ascended to the altar.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various