confessionalism

[ kuh n-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uh m ]

/ kənˈfɛʃ ə nlˌɪz əm /

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noun

advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith.

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Nearby words

confessedly, confession, confession of faith, confessional, confessional television, confessionalism, confessionalist, confessionary, confessions, confessions of an english opium eater, confessor

Origin of confessionalism

First recorded in 1875–80; confessional + -ism

Related forms

con·fes·sion·a·li·an

[kuh n-fesh-uh-ney-lee-uh n] /kənˌfɛʃ əˈneɪ li ən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for confessionalism

He did yeoman service in breaking down the high Lutheran confessionalism which had been the order of the day.
Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore