Word: confessionalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fes
sion
al
ism
Definition: A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
Morphemes:
Affix: confess
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: fateor
Language: la
Decoded: fateor
Meaning: I admit
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.