noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- acknowledgement of Christ
- confession, creed, avowal of belief/faith
- suffering
- Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)