confessionalism

[ kuh n-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uh m ]
/ kənˈfɛʃ ə nlˌɪz əm /

noun

advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith.

Origin of confessionalism

First recorded in 1875–80; confessional + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM confessionalism

con·fes·sion·a·li·an [kuh n-fesh-uh-ney-lee-uh n] /kənˌfɛʃ əˈneɪ li ən/, adjective, noun

Words nearby confessionalism

confessedly, confession, confession of faith, confessional, confessional television, confessionalism, confessionalist, confessionary, confessions, confessions of an english opium eater, confessor

Example sentences from the Web for confessionalism

  • He did yeoman service in breaking down the high Lutheran confessionalism which had been the order of the day.

    Edward Caldwell Moore |Edward Moore