Confessionalization

//kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma. countable, historical, uncountable

    "Confessionalization represents the defeat of efforts to rebuild the unified Latin Church."

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"Confessionalization represents the defeat of efforts to rebuild the unified Latin Church."

Etymology

From confessionalize + -ation.

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