confessionalization
Definitions
The fixing of religious beliefs into set categories of denomination or dogma.
Equivalents
Examples
“Confessionalization represents the defeat⟳ of efforts to rebuild⟳ the unified Latin Church.”
“Regardless of belief, all secular and ecclesiastical authorities pursued similar policies of ‘confessionalization’ intended to impose⟳ the official faith of their territory through education, improved clerical supervision and more intensive ‘visitations’ to probe individual belief and monitor⟳ religious practices.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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