Beichte

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯çtə/ === Noun === Beichte f (genitive Beichte, plural Beichten) (Christianity) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins) (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (Christianity): Beichtsakrament; Sakrament der Buße; Sakrament der Versöhnung; Sündenbekenntnis (figuratively): Eingeständnis; Geständnis; Selbstbekenntnis; Schuldbekenntnis ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Beichte” in Duden online “Beichte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache