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mărturisire
confession /mərturiˈsire/
noun#5291 most common
Also: admission, avowal, testimony
Example sentences
El face o mărturisire.
He makes a confession.
Mărturisirea ei a fost sinceră.
Her confession was sincere.
Poliția a primit o mărturisire completă de la suspect.
The police received a full confession from the suspect.
Mărturisirea lui de dragoste a surprins pe toată lumea.
His confession of love surprised everyone.
După ani de tăcere, mărturisirea sa publică a schimbat cursul procesului.
After years of silence, his public confession changed the course of the trial.
Mărturisirea de credință ortodoxă este un text fundamental al teologiei bisericești.
The Orthodox confession of faith is a fundamental text of church theology.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mărturisire | mărturisiri |
| Genitive | mărturisiri | mărturisiri |
| Accusative | mărturisire | mărturisiri |
| Vocative | mărturisire | mărturisiri |
Word family
a mărturisito confess, to admit, to testify
mărturietestimony, witness statement
martorwitnessmărturisitorconfessor, one who confesses (also used of saints who professed their faith)
nemărturisitunconfessed, unspoken
Etymology
Mărturisire is a deverbal noun built from the verb a mărturisi, meaning to confess or testify. That verb in turn comes from mărturie, the Romanian word for testimony or witness statement, which is based on martor, meaning witness. The chain runs from witness, to giving witness, to the act of confessing.
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