LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnfessiō

cōnfessiō f (genitive cōnfessiōnis)
Classical[kõːˈfɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a confession, acknowledgment
  2. EcclesiasticalLatincreed or avowal of one's faith
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinconfession (disclosure of one's sins to a priest in order to receive absolution from God)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnfessiōcōnfessiōnēs
genitivecōnfessiōniscōnfessiōnum
dativecōnfessiōnīcōnfessiōnibus
accusativecōnfessiōnemcōnfessiōnēs
ablativecōnfessiōnecōnfessiōnibus
vocativecōnfessiōcōnfessiōnēs

confessĭo, ōnis, f. confiteor,
I. a confession, acknowledgment.
I. In gen. (in good prose; esp. freq. in Cic. and Quint.), with gen. obj.: errati sui, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33: ignorationis, id. Ac. 1, 12, 44; cf.: inscitiae suae, Quint. 2, 11, 2: captae pecuniae, Cic. Clu. 53, 148: culpae, Liv. 21, 18, 5; 36, 27, 6: paenitentiae, Quint. 11, 1, 76: vitiorum, Tac. A. 2, 33: facinoris, Suet. Tib. 19. —In plur.: cum ad vos indicia, litteras, confessiohes communis exitii detuli, Cic. Sest. 69, 145.—With acc. and inf.: ea erat confessio caput rerum Romam esse, Liv. 1, 45, 3; so id. 2, 7, 7; 42, 47, 8 al.—With pron. pers.: sua, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104; 2, 5, 64, § 166; Liv 28, 40, 11: confessionibus suis, Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 15.—With gen. subj.: illorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 103: inimicorum, id. Red. Quir. 1, 1: omnium, Vell. 2, 43: illa Ciceronis, Quint. 11, 1, 44: adversarii, id. 4, 4, 4; cf. ipsorum, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18 al.: extera corporum indubitatas confessiones habent, i. e. proofs of the healing power (of assafœtida), id. 22, 23, 49, § 103.—With de and abl.: immo si actionem stultissimasque de se, nefarias de patre confessiones audisses? Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 2: ipsorum de somno piscium confessio, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18.—With abstr. subjects: ea confessionem faciunt, non defensionem, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 15.—
II. Esp.
A. As a fig. of speech, Quint. 9, 2, 17; 12, 1, 33.—
B. In eccl. Lat.
1. A creed, avowal of belief: fidei, Greg. M. Ep. 7, 5: nostra, Vulg. Heb. 3, 1.—
2. An acknowledgment of Christ.
(a). In gen., Vulg. Rom. 10, 10.—
(b). Esp., an acknowledgment of Christ under torture; and hence, transf., torture, suffering for religion's sake, Lact. Mort. Pers. 1 init.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnfessiō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Italic *fatēōr Latin fateor Latin cōnfiteor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnfessiō From cōnfiteor (“to confess, to acknowledge”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconfessió
  • Englishconfessio
  • Frenchconfessionfrom Old French confession
  • GermanKonfessionfrom Old French confession
  • Romanianconfesiunefrom Old French confession
  • Englishconfessionfrom Old French confession
  • Italianconfessione
  • Occitanconfession
  • Portugueseconfissão
  • Spanishconfesión

In English words that came into English from cōnfessiō

  • confessioncōnfessiō

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesConfessioConfessio The ordinary course of a civil action was summarily interrupted if the defendant, while the case was before the praetor (in jure), made an a…

Quick answers

What does cōnfessiō mean in Latin?
cōnfessiō, a noun, means “a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of one's faith; confession (disclosure of one's sins to a priest in order to receive absolution from God)”.
What is the genitive of cōnfessiō?
The genitive singular is cōnfessiōnis. cōnfessiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnfessiō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfɛs.si.o].
Where does cōnfessiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfessiō.