confession

con·fes·sion

 (kən-fĕsh′ən)

n.

1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations.

2. Something confessed, especially a disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution.

3. Confession In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance.

4. A statement made acknowledging guilt of an offense.

5. An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith; a creed.

6. A church or group of worshipers adhering to a specific creed.

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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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity chiefly RC Church the act of a penitent accusing himself or herself of his or her sins

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) confession of faith a formal public avowal of religious beliefs

6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a religious denomination or sect united by a common system of beliefs

conˈfessionary adj

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con•fes•sion

(kənˈfɛʃ ən)

n.

1. acknowledgment; avowal; admission.

2. acknowledgment or disclosure of sin, esp. to a priest to obtain absolution.

3. something that is confessed.

4. a formal, usu. written acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.

5. a formal profession of religious belief.

6. an organized religious group sharing the same beliefs and doctrines.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin]

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Confession

 a religious group; a body or church united by a particular confession of faith. See also communion, congregation.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	confession - an admission of misdeeds or faults   admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something self-accusation, self-condemnation - an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
	2.	confession - a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
	3.	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 penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution shrift - the act of being shriven Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
	4.	confession - a public declaration of your faith declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
	5.	confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) church doctrine, religious doctrine, creed, gospel - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

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confession

noun admission, revelation, disclosure, acknowledgment, avowal, divulgence, exposure, unbosoming His confession was extracted under duress

Proverbs
"Confession is good for the soul"

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confession

noun

1. The act of admitting to something:

acknowledgment, admission, avowal.

2. A system of religious belief:

creed, denomination, faith, persuasion, religion, sect.

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Translations

إعْتِراف للكاهِنإِقْراراعْتِراف، إِقْرار

přiznánízpověďdoznání

tilståelseskrifte

GeständnisBeichte

ομολογίαεξομολόγηση

confesión

tunnustus

confessionaveureligion

priznanje

gyónásvallomás

játningskriftir, skriftamál

confessione

自白

고백

bekentenis

tilståelsebekjennelseskriftemål

wyznanie

confissão

исповедьпризнаниесознание

spoveď

priznanje

bekännelse

คำสารภาพ

itirafgünah çıkarma

sự thú nhận

供认忏悔招供

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

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confession

[kənˈfɛʃ^ən] n

[crime, murder] → aveu m

(RELIGION) → confession f
to go to confession → aller se confesser
to make a confession → faire une confession

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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?

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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

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confess

(kənˈfes) verb

to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit. He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess. beken, bely, bieg, erken يَعْتَرِف признавам confessar přiznat (se), uznat gestehen tilstå; indrømme ομολογώconfesar (üles) tunnistama اعتراف کردن؛ اقرار کردن tunnustaa avouer לְהִתווָדוֹת कबूल करना priznati, ispovijediti bevall mengaku játa, viðurkenna confessare 告白する 고백하다 prisipažinti atzīties; izsūdzēt grēkus mengaku bekennen tilstå, innrømme, vedgå, vedstå; skriftewyznawać منل، اقرار كول، خپله ګناه منل يا په ګناه اقرار كول confessar a măr­turisi признаваться priznať sa priznati priznati bekänna, erkänna สารภาพผิด itiraf etmek 供認，承認 зізнаватися; визнавати اعتراف كرنا، اقرار كرنا thú nhận 供认，承认，坦白

conˈfession (-ʃən) noun

1. acknowledgment of a crime or fault. The youth made a confession to the police officer. bekentenis اعْتِراف، إِقْرار (само)признание confissão doznání, přiznání das Geständnis tilståelse ομολογίαconfesión ülestunnistus اقرار؛ اعتراف tunnustus aveu ודוי, וידוי अपराध स्वीकृति priznanje vallomás pengakuan játning confessione 自白 자백 prisipažinimas atzīšanās pengakuan bekentenistilståelse, innrømmelse przyznanie się, wyznanie اقرار کول confissão mărturisire признание priznanie priznanje priznanje bekännelse, erkännande การสารภาพผิด itiraf 招供 визнання اقبال جرم ، اعتراف، اقرار sự thú tội 招供

2. (an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest. She went to confession every Friday. belydenis, bieg, konfessie إعْتِراف للكاهِن изповед confissão zpověď die Beichte skrifte εξομολόγησηconfesión piht اعتراف به گناهان ripittäytyminen confessionהודאה पादरी के सामने गुनाह स्वीकार करना ispovijed gyónás mengaku dosa skriftir, skriftamál confessione 告白 (신앙) 고백 išpažintis grēksūdze mengaku biechtskriftemålspowiedź خپله ګناه منل يا په ګناه اقرار كول confissão confe­siune исповедь spoveď spoved ispovest bikt, syndabekännelse การสารภาพบาป günah çıkarma 懺悔 сповідь پادري ك‍ے سامن‍ے گناهوں كا اعتراف sự xưng tội 忏悔

conˈfessional (-ʃə-) noun

the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. bieg, biegstoel كُرْسي الإعْتِراف изповедня confessionário zpovědnice der Beichtstuhl skriftestol εξομολογητήριο confesionario pihitool اعترافگاه rippituoli confessionnal תָּא וִידוּי पाप स्वीकार-पीठिका ispovjedaonica gyóntatószék tempat pengakuan dosa skriftastóll confessionale 告白聴聞席 고백실 klausykla biktskrēsls petak mendengar pengakuan dosa biechtstoelskriftestol konfesjonał په كليسا كې هغه ځاې يا ګدۍ چه هلته عيسوى ملاناست وى او دخلكو دګنانو اعترافونه اورى confessionário con­fe­sio­nal исповедальня spovednica spovednica ispovedaonica biktstol เกี่ยวกับการสารภาพบาป günah çıkarma odacığı 懺悔室 сповідальня پادری كی نشست phòng xưng tội 忏悔室

conˈfessor noun

a priest who hears confessions. belyder; geloofsgetuie; biegvader الكاهِن المُعرِّف изповедник confessor zpovědník der Beichtvater skriftefader εξομολογητήςconfesor pihiisa اقرار کننده rippi-isä confesseur כּוֹמֶר וִידוּי पापमोचक, पाप स्वीकरण पादरी ispovjednik gyóntató pastor yang mendengarkan pengakuan dosa skriftaprestur confessore 聴罪司祭 고해 신부 nuodėmklausys biktstēvs paderi pendengar pengakuan dosa biechtvaderskriftefar spowiednik اعتراف كوونكى، اقرار كوونكى: عيسوى ملا چه دخلكو دګناهو نو اعترافونه اورى confessor duhovnic исповедник spovedník spovednik ispovednik biktfader พระผู้รับฟังการสารภาพบาป günah çıkaran papaz 告解神父 сповідник, духівник اعتراف سنن‍ے والا پادری linh mục nghe xưng tội 忏悔神父

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confession

→ إِقْرار přiznání tilståelse Geständnis ομολογία confesión tunnustus confession priznanje confessione 自白 고백 bekentenis tilståelse wyznanie confissão признание bekännelse คำสารภาพ itiraf sự thú nhận 供认

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