See also: beichte

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German bīht, begiht, from Old High German bigiht, bijiht, from bi- + jiht (statement, confession), from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, equivalent to bei- +‎ Gicht. Cognate with Luxembourgish Beicht, Dutch biecht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯çtə/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Beichte f (genitive Beichte, plural Beichten)

  1. (Christianity) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins)
    Ich bin nur einmal im Leben zur Beichte gegangen.
    I've only been to confession once in my life.
  2. (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds)

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Further reading edit

  • Beichte” in Duden online
  • Beichte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache