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See also: beichte

German

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯çtə/
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Noun

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Beichte f (genitive Beichte, plural Beichten)

  1. (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.
  2. (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Beichte” in Duden online
  • Beichte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache