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Augustan confessionAugustan Au*gus"tan, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See
August, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times.
2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.
Augustan age of any national literature, the period of its
highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called
because the reign of Augustus C[ae]sar was the golden age
of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.
1638) has been called the Augustan age of French
literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan
age of English literature.
Augustan confession (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of
Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,
by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the
principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for
separating from the Roman Catholic church. ConfessionalConfessional Con*fes"sion*al, a.
Pertaining to a confession of faith.
Confessional equality, equality before the law of persons
confessing different creeds. Confessional equalityEquality E*qual"i*ty, n.; pl. Equalities. [L. aequalitas,
fr. aequalis equal. See Equal.]
1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in
quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,
rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in
length or thickness; an equality of rights.
A footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay.
2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness;
uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or
magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the
symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same
number and kind of units of measure that x does.
Confessional equality. See under Confessional. Confessional equalityConfessional Con*fes"sion*al, a.
Pertaining to a confession of faith.
Confessional equality, equality before the law of persons
confessing different creeds. Confessionalism
Confessionalism Con*fes"sion*al*ism, n. (Eccl.)
An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full
assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.
--Shaff.
Confessionalist
Confessionalist Con*fes"sion*al*ist, n.
A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession. [R.]
--Boucher
Confessionary
Confessionary Con*fes"sion*a*ry, n. [LL. confessionarium.]
A confessional. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Confessionary
Confessionary Con*fes"sion*a*ry, a.
Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary
litany.
Confessionist
Confessionist Con*fes"sion*ist, n. [Cf. F. confessioniste.]
One professing a certain faith. --Bp. Montagu.
Meaning of Confession from wikipedia
- A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly...
- A Confession (pre-reform Russian: Исповѣдь; post-reform Russian: Исповедь, tr. Íspovedʹ), or My Confession, is a short work on the subject of melancholia...
- A confession is a statement made by a person acknowledging some personal fact that the person would prefer to keep hidden. Confession may also refer to:...
- Confessions, the plural of confession, may refer to: Confessions (1925 film), a British silent film Confessions series of films based on the novels by...
- confession must be done without others present (The Talmud calls confession in front of another a show of disrespect). On the other hand, confession pertaining...
- The Scots Confession (also called the Scots Confession of 1560) is a Confession of Faith written in 1560 by six leaders of the Protestant Reformation...
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- recanted the confessions as a hoax. Lucas's case resulted in a re-evaluation in police techniques and greater awareness of false confessions. Investigators...
- Augsburg Confession, also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith...
- Confession Couple (Korean: 고백부부; RR: Gobaekbubu; lit. Go Back Couple) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra. It premiered...
