English Explanatory Dictionary

confiteor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of confiteor.

Pronunciation

kən-fĭʹ-tē-ôr /kənˈfɪtiɔː/ /kɒn-/ /-fiː-/

Word forms

confiteor confiteors

Etymology

From Latin cōnfiteor (“to confess”), the first word of the prayer and used as its title in Ecclesiastical Latin. Doublet of confess.

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