reconfessv.

Brit.

/ˌriːkənˈfɛs/, U.S.

/ˌrikənˈfɛs/

Forms: 1600s reconfesse, 1600s– reconfess.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, confess v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + confess v. Compare French reconfesser (1611 in Cotgrave: see quot. 1611).

transitive. To confess again. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Reconfesser, to reconfesse, or confesse againe.

1657 A. Crowther & T. Vincent Dayly Exercise Devout Rosarists 621 I would most readily re-confess all my Sins.

1832 Times 24 Sept. 2 We must venture to reconfess our entire ignorance of that gentleman's person.

1906 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 17 482 A young Russian..who goaded his wife to confess and reconfess a former faithlessness.

1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 4 June Though..[he] is alleged to have ‘reconfessed’ to the killings after finally being released from prison, suspicion still clouds the original Queensland police record of interview.

2005 D. Willis Clues to Nicene Creed p. xi The resonance of the creed..reminds us that our identity is our belonging to that vast company of those down through the ages who have engaged in the costly act of reconfessing the faith.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reconfess
释义	reconfessv. Brit. /ˌriːkənˈfɛs/, U.S. /ˌrikənˈfɛs/ Forms: 1600s reconfesse, 1600s– reconfess. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, confess v. Etymology: < re- prefix + confess v. Compare French reconfesser (1611 in Cotgrave: see quot. 1611). transitive. To confess again. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Reconfesser, to reconfesse, or confesse againe. 1657 A. Crowther & T. Vincent Dayly Exercise Devout Rosarists 621 I would most readily re-confess all my Sins. 1832 Times 24 Sept. 2 We must venture to reconfess our entire ignorance of that gentleman's person. 1906 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 17 482 A young Russian..who goaded his wife to confess and reconfess a former faithlessness. 1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 4 June Though..[he] is alleged to have ‘reconfessed’ to the killings after finally being released from prison, suspicion still clouds the original Queensland police record of interview. 2005 D. Willis Clues to Nicene Creed p. xi The resonance of the creed..reminds us that our identity is our belonging to that vast company of those down through the ages who have engaged in the costly act of reconfessing the faith. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
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