confiteor

English

Etymology

From Latin , "I confess". See confess.

Noun

confiteor (plural confiteors)

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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for confiteor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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
    Confiteor Deo omnipotenti...
    I confess to almighty God...
  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, cōnfitērier1 cōnfessus esse cōnfessūrus esse — — —
participles cōnfitēns cōnfessus cōnfessūrus — — cōnfitendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cōnfitērī, cōnfitērier1 cōnfitendī cōnfitendō cōnfitendum cōnfessum cōnfessū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • confiteor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • confiteor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • confiteor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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