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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFESSIONALISM

confessionalism  [kənˈfɛʃən əlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFESSIONALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confessionalism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFESSIONALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of confessionalism in the English dictionary

The definition of confessionalism in the dictionary is the belief that a religion, especially Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFESSIONALISM


anti-imperialism
ˌæntɪɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm
anticlericalism
ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəlɪzəm
bicameralism
baɪˈkæmərəlɪzəm
bilingualism
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
centripetalism
ˌsɛntrɪˈpiːt əlɪzəm
commensalism
kəˈmɛnsəlɪzəm
continentalism
ˌkɒntɪˈnɛnt əlɪzəm
exceptionalism
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm
extensionalism
ɪkˈstɛnʃən əlɪzəm
factionalism
ˈfækʃənəlɪzəm
fraternalism
frəˈtɜːn əlɪzəm
globalism
ˈɡləʊbəlɪzəm
herbalism
ˈhɜːbəlɪzəm
hyperrealism
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪzəm
multilingualism
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
neorealism
ˌniːəʊˈriːəlɪzəm
parochialism
pəˈrəʊkɪəlɪzəm
racialism
ˈreɪʃəlɪzəm
triumphalism
traɪˈʌmfəlɪzəm
unilateralism
ˈjuːnɪˈlætərəlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFESSIONALISM

conferval
confervoid
confess
confessable
confessant
confessedly
confession
confession of faith
confessional
confessional television
confessionalist
confessionally
confessionary
confessor
confessoress
confessorship
confest
confestly
confetti
confetto

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFESSIONALISM

brutalism
capitalism
citizen journalism
colonialism
formalism
imperialism
individualism
journalism
liberalism
literalism
materialism
metabolism
minimalism
nationalism
Orientalism
photojournalism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of confessionalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confessionalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFESSIONALISM

Find out the translation of confessionalism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confessionalism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confessionalism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confesionalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

confessionalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

confessionalism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطائفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конфессионализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confessionalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

confessionalism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confessionnalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Confessionalism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konfessionalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信条
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

confessionalism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confessionalism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confessionalism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாவமன்னிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबुलीजबाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

confessionalism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confessionalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konfesjonalizmu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Конфесіоналізму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confesionalismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

confessionalism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

confessionalism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konfessionalism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konfesjonalisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confessionalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFESSIONALISM»

The term «confessionalism» is normally little used and occupies the 142.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFESSIONALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «confessionalism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «confessionalism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confessionalism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFESSIONALISM»

Discover the use of confessionalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confessionalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Confessionalism and Pietism: Religious Reform in Early ...
This volume presents the proceeding of the first conference of the network programme on Cultural History of Pietism and Revivalism, held in November 2004 in Dordrecht.
F. A. van Lieburg, 2006
2
Reformed Confessionalism in Nineteenth-Century America: ...
A scholarly yet accessible resource for religious historians, mainline and evangelical ecumenists, liturgists, pastors, and educated laypersons.
Sam Hamstra, Arie J. Griffioen, 1995
3
Cultural Confessionalism: Literary Resistance and the ...
Through literary analysis of sermons by Niemoller and written texts by both Wiechert and Bonhoeffer the book demonstrates how the textual resistance strategies of the cultural confessionalists varied from the oppositional approaches of the ...
Grant Henley, 2007
4
Lutherans and Calvinists in the age of confessionalism
This volume deals with religion and politics in late and post-Reformation Germany, in particular the relationship between Lutherans and Calvinists.
Bodo Nischan, 1999
5
Citizenship and Ethnic Conflict: Challenging the Nation-state
6. A. nation. divided. Lebanese. confessionalism. Maurus. Reinkowski. and. Sofia . Saadeh*. Since it gained independence in 1943 from the French mandate, Lebanon's political system has had a dual structure. On the one hand, the Lebanese ...
Haldun Gülalp, 2006
6
Fallen Angels: Balthasar Bekker, Spirit Belief, and ...
With an examination of the ideas of Dutch Reformed pastor Balthasar Bekker (1634-1698), his opponents and supporters, this book places the controversy around his book 'The World Bewitched' within the context of the Cartesian debates of the ...
A. Fix, 2010
7
Options for Lebanon
Confessionalism: outline. of. an. announced. reform'. Ahmad. Beydoun. A COMMON COMPLAINT Many Lebanese feel uncomfortable with their multifaceted confessional system. Even the greatest supporters of confessionalism experience all ...
Nawaf A. Salam, 2004
8
Theater in Lebanon: Production, Reception, and Confessionalism
This book sheds a light on theater in Lebanon, its production and reception, the significance of theatrical performance and its implications, and the many categories ruling this phenomenon.
Tarek Salloukh, 2005
9
Critical Perspectives on Christian Education: A Reader on ...
3.3. Professionalism,. confessionalism. and. religious. education: an. exploration. from. the. British. context. Trevor. Cooling. Introduction Firstly a word of explanation for those unfamiliar with the British situation. Schools in England and Wales ...
Jeff Astley, Leslie J. Francis, 1994
10
Notes from the Minefield: United States Intervention in ...
Its ideological function in obscuring the nature of Lebanese political conflicts was fully appreciated by U.S. officials in Beirut who recognized the advantages of confessionalism in terms of U.S. policies. In Lebanon itself, the political impact of  ...
Irene L. Gendzier, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFESSIONALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confessionalism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hip-Hop Fest Showcases A Boston Rap Scene Now Gaining Steam
There is the political fire of Reks, Latrell James's raw confessionalism, Termanology's brashness. “I've seen a lot of artists come and go. «WBUR, Jul 15»
2
Secrets of “Virgin Nation”: True Love Waits, Silver Ring Thing, and …
... have not broken their pledge continually monitor themselves according to the well-established confessionalism embedded in the movement. «Salon, Jun 15»
3
Why are some Lebanese Sunni Muslims becoming sympathetic …
Like every other institution in Lebanon, the army is also-if to a lesser extent- partially poisoned by confessionalism. It disintegrated twice, in ... «The People's Voice, Jun 15»
4
Confessional Cover
Confessionalism is also an attractive option for some in today's climate of theological indifference, consumerism, and choice. As Richey puts it, ... «First Things, Jun 15»
5
Lebanese Sunnis Sympathetic Toward Da'ish (ISIS)?
Like every other institution in Lebanon, the army is also-if to a lesser extent- partially poisoned by confessionalism. It disintegrated twice, in ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
6
TS Eliot: poet's pain revealed in Robert Crawford's Young Eliot
... caught somewhere between confessionalism and a critique of civilisation. Woolf's response: “It has great beauty and force; and tensity … «The Australian, Jun 15»
7
A Poet in Place
... words,” Mary McCarthy opined of Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), a poet admired for her air of secrecy during the heyday of confessionalism, ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 15»
8
A Wedding And A Challenge: Lebanese Couples Fight For Civil …
"It's adapting confessionalism, because we still have the bond with the church or mosque," he says. "Because we can't cut with the religious ... «WUNC, May 15»
9
Torres: Sprinter review – astonishing, unsettling, beautiful
The 24-year-old Nashville songwriter relays this sadness beautifully, without veering into the confessionalism of some of her contemporaries. «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Have You Been Good? A Memoir by Vanessa Nicolson - review …
Did she intend this degree of confessionalism, or did respect for the archive rather force her hand? Autobiographers are rarely so unflattering of ... «Evening Standard, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Confessionalism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confessionalism>. Apr 2024 ».
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