noun
- plural of confiteor; prayers of confession in Christian liturgy beginning with ‘I confess’
Usage: liturgical; formal
Examples
- The priest led the congregation in reciting the confiteors during the service.
- Several different confiteors are used in various Christian denominations.
- The Latin confiteors have been translated into many vernacular languages.
- During Lent, the confiteors take on special significance in worship.
- The choir sang the confiteors in traditional Gregorian chant.
- Modern liturgies often include simplified versions of the ancient confiteors.