Beichte
Meaning
- (feminine) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins)
- (feminine,figuratively) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds)
Concepts
confession
shrift
avowal
confession of sins
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
penitence
repentance
hearing confessions
reconciliation
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaɪ̯çtə/
Etymology
From Middle High German bīht, begiht, from Old High German bigiht, bijiht, from bi- + jiht (“statement, confession”), from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, equivalent to bei- + Gicht. Cognate with Luxembourgish Beicht, Dutch biecht.
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