confessio amantis
/kɒnˈfɛsɪəʊ əˈmæntɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A lover’s confession.
Example Sentences
- "We think we cannot do better than favour our gentle and ungentle readers with the two following letters — both from distinguished Accidental Old Maids — and addressed to two young maidens, who had no desire that any accident should intervene which might devote them to what they most erroneously denominated ‘joyless celibacy.’ — These letters are in themselves curious ‘confessiones amantium.’"
Etymology
Latin: cōnfessiō (“confession”) + amantis (“of loving”, the genitive singular of amāns, “loving”, the present active participle of amō, “I love”)
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kɒnˈfɛsɪəʊ əˈmæntɪs/