confessioneel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French confessionnel. Equivalent to confessie +‎ -eel.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.fɛ.ʃoːˈneːl/

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• Hyphenation: con‧fes‧si‧o‧neel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Adjective

confessioneel (comparative confessioneler, superlative confessioneelst)

1. linked to a particular religious denomination, confessional

Inflection

Declension of confessioneel
uninflected	confessioneel
inflected	confessionele
comparative	confessioneler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		confessioneel	confessioneler	het confessioneelst het confessioneelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	confessionele	confessionelere	confessioneelste
	n. sing.	confessioneel	confessioneler	confessioneelste
	plural	confessionele	confessionelere	confessioneelste
definite		confessionele	confessionelere	confessioneelste
partitive		confessioneels	confessionelers	—

Noun

confessioneel m (plural confessionelen, diminutive confessioneeltje n)

1. (politics, Christianity) adherent or member of an explicitly religious political party
2. (historical, Protestantism) orthodox Protestant fixated on creedal rectitude