Offenbarungseid

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German

Etymology

Offenbarung (revelation) +‎ Eid (oath)

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  • Hyphenation: Of‧fen‧ba‧rungs‧eid

Noun

Offenbarungseid m (strong, genitive Offenbarungseides or Offenbarungseids, plural Offenbarungseide)

  1. oath of disclosure or manifestation
  2. (informal) admittance, acknowledgement
    Synonym: Zugeständnis
    • 2020, Haimo Schack, “Das neue Haager Anerkennungs- und Vollstreckungsübereinkommen”, in IPRax, number 1, page 3:
      Die Bereichsausnahmen beruhen in vielen Fällen darauf, dass Konflikte mit anderen einschlägigen Staatsverträgen vermieden werden sollen. Oft ist die Liste aber nur der Offenbarungseid, dass man sich in diesen heiklen, aber wichtigen Fragen nicht einigen konnte.
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  3. (informal) embarrassment, any shameful failure particularly if open to see

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