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Confiteor

‖

Con-fit′e-or

,
Noun.
[L., I confess. See
Confess
.]
(R.C.Ch.)
A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made.

Definition 2024

confiteor

confiteor

English

Noun

confiteor ‎(plural confiteors)

  1. A form of Roman Catholic prayer in which public confession of sins is made.

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ fateor ‎(“acknowledge, own (up to)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈfi.te.or/, [kõːˈfɪ.te.ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈfi.te.or/, [konˈfiː.te.or]

Verb

cōnfiteor ‎(present infinitive cōnfitērī, perfect active cōnfessus sum); second conjugation, deponent

  1. I confess, admit
  2. I acknowledge, agree
  3. (figuratively) I reveal, show.
  4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) I praise, give thanks.
    Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.
    Give praise to Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Inflection

   Conjugation of confiteor (second conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnfiteor cōnfitēris, cōnfitēre cōnfitētur cōnfitēmur cōnfitēminī cōnfitentur
imperfect cōnfitēbar cōnfitēbāris, cōnfitēbāre cōnfitēbātur cōnfitēbāmur cōnfitēbāminī cōnfitēbantur
future cōnfitēbor cōnfitēberis, cōnfitēbere cōnfitēbitur cōnfitēbimur cōnfitēbiminī cōnfitēbuntur
perfect cōnfessus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cōnfessus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cōnfessus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnfitear cōnfiteāris, cōnfiteāre cōnfiteātur cōnfiteāmur cōnfiteāminī cōnfiteantur
imperfect cōnfitērer cōnfitērēris, cōnfitērēre cōnfitērētur cōnfitērēmur cōnfitērēminī cōnfitērentur
perfect cōnfessus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cōnfessus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cōnfitēre — — cōnfitēminī —
future — cōnfitētor cōnfitētor — — cōnfitentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cōnfitērī cōnfessus esse cōnfessūrus esse — — —
participles cōnfitēns cōnfessus cōnfessūrus — — cōnfitendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cōnfitērī cōnfitendī cōnfitendō cōnfitendum cōnfessum cōnfessū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Latin , I confess. See confess.

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