Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confessionalization

/kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fes-sion-al-iza-tion
IPA: /kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Confessionalization represents the defeat of efforts to rebuild the unified Latin Church."
"Regardless of belief, all secular and ecclesiastical authorities pursued similar policies of ‘confessionalization’ intended to impose the official faith of their territory through education, improved clerical supervision and more intensive ‘visitations’ to probe individual belief and monitor religious practices."

Etymology

From confessionalize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: confessionalize

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

confessionalizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deconfessionalization

Questions

How do you pronounce confessionalization?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does confessionalization mean?: The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.
Where does confessionalization come from?: From confessionalize + -ation.

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