Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confessionality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fes-sion-al-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree or quality of being confessional.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That, in consequence of this, the task is conceived of in too limited a fashion, is made clear at the first glance, but the limitation arises only from the confessionality of this theology."
"Confessionality is the foundation for the Lutheran concept of confessional fellowship (Bekenntnisgemeinschaft). By confessionality is meant the expression of Christian faith in a particular church tradition or denomination of Christianity. For Lutheran churches, the doctrinal basis for this particularity is found in the Bible, in Christian creeds and in the Lutheran confessional documents of the sixteenth century."

Etymology

From confessional + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: confessional

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

confessionalism

Questions

What does confessionality mean?: The degree or quality of being confessional.
Where does confessionality come from?: From confessional + -ity.

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