Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confessionally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fes-sion-al-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.

Example Sentences

"Koslofsky speculates that it was driven by the need to find new sources of authority in a confessionally fragmented age."

Etymology

From confessional + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: confessional

Inflected Forms

more confessionally (comparative) most confessionally (superlative)

Questions

What does confessionally mean?: With regard to religious confession; denominationally, religiously.
Where does confessionally come from?: From confessional + -ly.

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