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confession [kənˈfɛʃən] n 1. the act of confessing 2. something confessed 3. an acknowledgment or declaration, esp of one's faults, misdeeds, or crimes 4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Chiefly RC Church the act of a penitent accusing himself of his sins (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) confession of faith a formal public avowal of religious beliefs 6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a religious denomination or sect united by a common system of beliefs confessionary adj Confession a religious group; a body or church united by a particular confession of faith. See also communion, congregation. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
confession noun admission, revelation, disclosure, acknowledgment, avowal, divulgence, exposure, unbosoming His confession was extracted under duress Proverbs "Confession is good for the soul" Translations confession [kənˈfeʃən] N 1. (= act, document) → confesión f to make a confession → confesar, hacer una confesión to make a full confession → confesarlo todo, confesar de plano 2. (Rel) to go to confession → confesarse to hear sb's confession → confesar a algn confession of faith → profesión f de fe confession [kənˈfɛʃən] n [crime, murder] → aveu m (RELIGION) → confession f to go to confession → aller se confesser to make a confession → faire une confession confession n (= admission) → Eingeständnis nt; (of guilt, crime etc) → Geständnis nt; on his own confession → laut eigener Aussage; to make a full confession of something to somebody (Jur also) → jdm ein volles Geständnis einer Sache (gen) → ablegen; I have a confession to make → ich muss dir etwas beichten (inf) → or gestehen; (Jur) → ich möchte ein Geständnis ablegen; “confessions of a … ” → „Bekenntnisse eines/einer …“; confession magazine → Zeitschrift f → mit Geschichten, die das Leben schrieb (Eccl: of sins) → Beichte f, → (Schuld- or Sünden)bekenntnis nt; general confession → allgemeines Sündenbekenntnis; confession of faith → Glaubensbekenntnis nt; to make one’s confession → seine Sünden bekennen; to hear confession → (die) Beichte hören (= faith) → (Glaubens)bekenntnis nt, → Konfession f; what confession are you? → welche Konfession or Glaubenszugehörigkeit haben Sie? confession [kənˈfɛʃ/ən] n → confessione f to go to confession → andare a confessarsi to make one's confession → confessarsi to hear sb's confession → ascoltare la confessione di qn Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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