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Confiteor is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Confiteor in a sentence

Confiteor meaning

A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.

Using Confiteor

  • The main meaning on this page is: A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.

Context around Confiteor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

confession 1×

Often after:

prayer 1×

Sentence patterns with Confiteor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the confiteor prayer 1× public confession confiteor by all 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the celebration of 1× the pope offered 1×

Common sentence endings:

priest or pastor 1× the confiteor prayer 1×

Words around Confiteor

Just before it in the word index:

confit 35 confiscatory 8 confiscations 14 confiscation 118 confiscating 54 confiscates 5

Just after it in the word index:

conflagration 52 conflagrations 10 conflans 4 conflate 36 conflated 53 conflates 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Confiteor

  • In this selection, "confiteor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, confession and prayer stand out and add context to how "confiteor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the confiteor prayer and public confession confiteor by all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confiteor" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confiteor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Pope offered a homily on God’s mercy before leading the parish in the Confiteor prayer. (17 words)

The celebration of the Mass in Lutheran churches follows a similar pattern to other traditions, starting with public confession ( Confiteor ) by all and a Declaration of Grace said by the priest or pastor. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

The celebration of the Mass in Lutheran churches follows a similar pattern to other traditions, starting with public confession ( Confiteor ) by all and a Declaration of Grace said by the priest or pastor. (33 words)

The Pope offered a homily on God’s mercy before leading the parish in the Confiteor prayer. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

The Pope offered a homily on God’s mercy before leading the parish in the Confiteor prayer.

The celebration of the Mass in Lutheran churches follows a similar pattern to other traditions, starting with public confession ( Confiteor ) by all and a Declaration of Grace said by the priest or pastor.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confiteor" in a sentence?
An example: "The Pope offered a homily on God’s mercy before leading the parish in the Confiteor prayer." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "confiteor" from authentic English texts.
What does "confiteor" mean?
Confiteor means: A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
How many example sentences with "confiteor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "confiteor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.