Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confessional state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: con-fes-sion-al s-tate
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state (political entity) that officially recognises and practices a particular religion, usually accompanied by a public cult.

Example Sentences

"State religion (also established religion, official religion, state denomination) the religion or religious denomination that a confessional state officially espouses and promotes to its citizens or the instance of a country espousing such; […]"
"The popes actually do not use the phrase confessional state, but rather they refer to the Catholic state. […] That document, a 1929 chirograph by Pius XI, describes the Catholic state as one that accords with Catholic doctrine and practice, not only in the order of practical action but in the order of ideas and doctrines as well."

Inflected Forms

confessional states (plural)

Questions

What does confessional state mean?: A state (political entity) that officially recognises and practices a particular religion, usually accompanied by a public cult.

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