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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch confessie, from Old French confession, from Latin cōnfessiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔnˈfɛ.si/
- Hyphenation: con‧fes‧sie
- Rhymes: -ɛsi
Noun
confessie f (plural confessies)
- (religion) a religious affiliation or denomination
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) a confession of sins
- Synonym: biecht
- (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) a confession, a statement of faith
- Synonym: belijdenis
- (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) a confession, a formula stating articles of faith
- Synonym: belijdenis
- (Belgium) a confession, an admittance of having done something, usually wrongdoing
- Synonym: bekentenis
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