Word: confessions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
fe
ssions
Definition: Plural of confession; the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Morphemes:
Affix: confess
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
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: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).