Confessionalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Confessionalism is a noun meaning (religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
Meaning
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
More Meanings
- (politics) A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
- (poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
Example Sentences
Her rendition of "Dry Land" from her first album, Back to the Night, was a poetic fusion of music and lyrics that achieved an intimate tone too often sacrificed to confessionalism by other singers.
Word Forms
- confessionalisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inclusivism, fundamentalism, indifferentism, exclusivism, conferralist, orthodoxy.
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