Beichte
See also: beichte
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBeichte f (genitive Beichte, plural Beichten)
- (Christianity) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins)
- Ich bin nur einmal im Leben zur Beichte gegangen.
- I've only been to confession once in my life.
- (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds)
Declension
editDeclension of Beichte [feminine]
Synonyms
edit- (Christianity): Beichtsakrament; Sakrament der Buße; Sakrament der Versöhnung; Sündenbekenntnis
- (figuratively): Eingeständnis; Geständnis; Selbstbekenntnis; Schuldbekenntnis
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