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1. (n.) confession
acknowledgment; avowal; admission.
2. confession
acknowledgment or disclosure of sin, esp. to a priest to obtain absolution.
3. confession
something that is confessed.
4. confession
a formal, usu. written acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.
5. confession
a formal profession of religious belief.
6. confession
an organized religious group sharing the same beliefs and doctrines.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L)
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| Definition of 'Confession' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) confession
an admission of misdeeds or faults
2. (noun) confession
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
3. (noun) confession
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
4. (noun) confession
a public declaration of your faith
5. (noun) confession
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
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1. (noun) confession
an admission that you have done sth wrong or illegal
***his confession to the police
2. confession
a statement telling a priest your sins
***The priest listened to my confession.; ***to go to confession
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| Definition of 'Confession' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Confession
acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime
2. (noun) Confession
acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith
3. (noun) Confession
the act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution
4. (noun) Confession
a formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith
5. (noun) Confession
an admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted
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Sense: acknowledgment of a crime or fault
The youth made a confession to the police officer.
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 Afrikaans: bekentenis |
 Arabic: اعْتِراف، إِقْرار |
 Bulgarian: (само)признание |
 Brazilian: confissão |
 Czech: doznání, přiznání |
 German: das Geständnis |
 Danish: tilståelse |
 Greek: ομολογία |
 Spanish: confesión |
 Estonian: ülestunnistus |
 Farsi: اقرار؛ اعتراف |
 Finnish: tunnustus |
 French: aveu |
 Hebrew: וִדוּי @@@וִידוּי$$$ |
 Hindi: अपराध स्वीकृति |
 Croatian: priznanje |
 Hungarian: vallomás |
 Indonesian: pengakuan |
 Icelandic: játning |
 Italian: confessione |
 Japanese: 自白 |
 Korean: 자백 |
 Lithuanian: prisipažinimas |
 Latvian: atzīšanās |
 Malay: pengakuan |
 Dutch: bekentenis |
 Norwegian: tilståelse, innrømmelse |
 Polish: przyznanie się, wyznanie |
 Persian: اقرار؛ اعتراف |
 Pashto: اقرار کول |
 Portuguese: confissão |
 Romanian: mărturisire |
 Russian: признание |
 Slovak: priznanie |
 Slovenian: priznanje |
 Serbian: priznanje |
 Swedish: bekännelse, erkännande |
 Thai: การสารภาพผิด |
 Turkish: itiraf |
 Taiwanese: 招供 |
 Ukrainian: визнання |
 Urdu: اقبال جرم ، اعتراف، اقرار |
 Vietnamese: sự thú tội |
 Chinese: 招供 |
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