Confiteor

[ kuh n-fit-ee-awr ]

/ kənˈfɪt iˌɔr /

a prayer in the form of a general confession said at the beginning of the Mass and on certain other occasions.

Origin of Confiteor

1150–1200; Middle English; after first word of Latin prayer: I confess

Confiteor unum baptisma, a closely knit fugue on two subjects, is in five parts with an independent organ bass.

Bach |Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Those that are near hear the tones of some one chanting the Confiteor beside the pontiff.

Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 |Various
Ulenspiegel did so, ever repeating: “Mea culpa, confiteor, take away my hump.”

The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) |Charles de Coster
The first question the priest uniformly puts to the penitent is, "Can you repeat the Confiteor?"

The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim |William Carleton

He counted eight minutes by the hour-glass, sank on his knees, folded his hands, and recited the Confiteor.

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci |Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

Confiteor

/ (kənˈfɪtɪˌɔː) /

RC Church a prayer consisting of a general confession of sinfulness and an entreaty for forgiveness

C13: from Latin: I confess; from the beginning of the Latin prayer of confession