confessingn.
/kənˈfɛsɪŋ/ The action of confess v.; acknowledging, avowing; hearing confessions.
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the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [noun]
anyetenessc1175
anyetingc1175
avowry1340
beknowledging1340
confessionc1384
professiona1513
owning1535
acknowledgement1574
avowment1581
submission1597
avowancea1603
confessing1611
avowinga1677
avowal1732
society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > [noun] > making of
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1611 Bible (King James) 1 Esdras ix. 8 Now by confessing giue glory vnto the Lord. View more context for this quotation
1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §xxx O God, if the confessing of thine owne guifts may glorifie thee.
1642 O. Sedgwick England's Preserv. 3 By Fastings, by confessings, by prayings.
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confessingadj.
That confesses. (In quot. confessingly adv.)
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the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [adverb]
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professedly1569
grantedlya1638
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declaredly1645
professly1652
avowedly1656
confessinglya1658
a1658 J. Cleveland Model New Relig. in Wks. (1687) 246 That they may see confessingly and swear, They have not seen at all this Fourteen Year.
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