•denomination, faith, creed (class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion) · confession (acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith) · vestibule in front of the tomb of the martyr located under the main altar
köken: From Middle High German bekentnisse, bekantnisse f, from Old High German bikantnussi n. By surface analysis, bekennen + -nis. Compare Dutch bekentenis.
aile: Bekenntnis von Nicäa, Glaubensbekenntnis, Lippenbekenntnis, Nichtbekenntnis, Schuldbekenntnis, Suchtbekenntnis, Teilbekenntnis
köken: From Old Georgian აღსაარებაჲ (aɣsaarebay), აღსარებაჲ (aɣsarebay). According to Shanidze, verbal noun of the verb აღიარებს (aɣiarebs) (whence also the modern form) with the root -(ჰ)არ- (-(h)ar-). Development is perceived as such: *აღსაჰარებაჲ (*aɣsaharebay) -> აღსაარებაჲ (aɣsaarebay) -> აღსარებაჲ (aɣsarebay).