confessionalize

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verb

To fix religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.

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Meanings

verbconfessionalize (third-person singular simple present confessionalizes, present participle confessionalizing, simple past and past participle confessionalized)

present singular third person confessionalizes · participle present confessionalizing · participle past confessionalized · past confessionalized

  1. To fix religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.

Origin

From confessional + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish tunnustuskuntaistaa
  • tunnustuskuntaistaaTranslations
German konfessionalisieren
  • konfessionalisierenTranslations
Romanian confesionaliza
  • confesionalizaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

confessionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionalize

MLA

“confessionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confessionalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confessionalize.

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