confession of faith

collocation in English

meaningsofconfessionandfaith

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confession
noun[C or U]
uk
/kənˈfeʃ.ən/us
/kənˈfeʃ.ən/
the act of admitting that you have done something wrong ...
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faith
noun
uk
/feɪθ/us
/feɪθ/
great trust or confidence in something ...
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(Definition ofconfessionandfaithfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconfession of faith

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One definition of a formula is aconfessionoffaith.
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She started on a very high note; a note of aconfessionoffaithand a note of a confession of ignorance.
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He made aconfessionoffaithon the matter, very characteristic, very natural and very sincere, in one who has been a party manager.
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It does not allow them to alter theconfessionoffaith; it only allows them to alter slightly the terms of adhesion to theconfessionoffaith.
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This is an interestingconfessionoffaith.
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However, the two denominations share aconfessionoffaithand cooperate in many common ministries.
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Anabaptist distinctives such as baptism uponconfessionoffaith, non-conformity, mutual accountability, church discipline, congregational governance, non-swearing of oaths, and non-resistance are maintained.
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Theconfessionoffaithwas revised in 1937, 1949, 1961, and 1980.
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The requirement for someconfessionoffaithnecessitated the use of adults who acted as sponsors for the child.
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Indeed, adult candidates for baptism are required by most branches that practice pedobaptism to make aconfessionoffaithbefore baptism.
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His name heads in 1644 the signatories to aconfessionoffaithdrawn up by seven churches commonly (but unjustly) called anabaptists.
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In a narthex or anteroom the catechumens were instructed and made theirconfessionoffaithbefore baptism.
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The ceremony has three primary prayers: theconfessionoffaith, the pouring of water, and the sharing of merits.
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They vocalized theconfessionoffaithand acted as guarantors of the childs spiritual upbringing.
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The council was reluctant to enforce the subscription requirement, as only a few citizens had subscribed to theirconfessionoffaith.
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In 1877 these scattered believers formally organized and adopted aconfessionoffaith.
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In the large number of figures it gathers, indeed, it is a kind of classicalconfessionoffaith.
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Noconfessionoffaithwas asked for or given by either party.
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A newconfessionoffaithwas published in 1907.
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Aconfessionoffaithconsisting of particular doctrines naturally develops.
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