confessionalism

[kuhn-fesh-uh-nl-iz-uhm]

noun

advocacy of the maintenance of a confession of faith.

Origin:
1875–80; confessional + -ism

Related forms

con·fes·sion·a·li·an

[kuhn-fesh-uh-ney-lee-uhn] , adjective, noun

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Confessionalism has a plethora of syllables.

So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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