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con·fess  (kn-fs)

v. con·fessed, con·fess·ing, con·fess·es

v.tr.

1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess.

3.

a. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

b. To hear the confession of (a penitent).

v.intr.

1. To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: The suspect confessed to the crime.

2.

a. To disclose one's sins to a priest.

b. To listen to a confession.

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[Middle English confessen, from Old French confesser, from Vulgar Latin *cnfessre, from Latin cnfitr, cnfess- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fatr, to admit; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fessa·ble adj.

con·fessed·ly (-d-l) adv.

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confess

Verb

1. to admit (a fault or crime)

2. to admit to be true, esp. reluctantly

3. Christianity to declare (one's sins) to God or to a priest, so as to obtain forgiveness [Latin confiteri to admit]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confess - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure fink, squeal acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
	2.	confess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" concede, profess acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
	3.	confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

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confess

verb 1. admit, acknowledge, disclose, confide, own up, come clean (informal) divulge, blurt out, come out of the closet, make a clean breast of, get (something) off your chest (informal) spill your guts (slang) 'fess up U.S. sing (slang), chiefly U.S. << OPPOSITE cover up

verb 2. declare, own up, allow, prove, reveal, grant, confirm, concede, assert, manifest, affirm, profess, attest, evince, aver

Translations

confess [kənˈfɛs] vt → confesar

vi → confesar;

(REL) → confesarse

confess [kənˈfɛs] vt → confesser, avouer

vi (= admit sth) → avouer;

(Rel) → se confesser

confess [kənˈfɛs] vt → bekennen;

(sin) → beichten;

(crime) → zugeben, gestehen

vi (admit) → gestehen;

to confess to sth (crime) → etw gestehen;

(weakness etc) → sich zu etw bekennen;

I must confess that I didn't enjoy it at all → ich muss sagen, dass es mir überhaupt keinen Spaß gemacht hat

confess [kənˈfɛs] vt → confessare, ammettere

vi → confessarsi

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confess

v confess [kənˈfes]

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, erkenيَعْتَرِفпризнавамpřiznat (se), uznattilstå; indrømmegestehenομολογώconfesar(üles) tunnistamaاعتراف کردن؛ اقرار کردنtunnustaaavouerלְהִתווָדוֹתकबूल करनाpriznati, ispovijeditibevallmengakujáta, viðurkennaconfessare告白する자백[]하다prisipažintiatzīties; izsūdzēt grēkusmengakubekennentilstå, innrømme, vedgå, vedstå (seg); skriftewyznawaćconfessara măr­turisiпризнаватьсяpriznať sapriznatipriznatibekänna, erkännaสารภาพผิดitiraf etmek供認, 承認зізнаватися; визнаватиاعتراف كرنا، اقرار كرناthú nhận供认, 承认, 坦白

n conˈfession [-ʃən]

1 acknowledgment of a crime or fault The youth made a confession to the police officer.bekentenisاعْتِراف، إِقْرار(само)признаниеdoznání, přiznánítilståelsedas Geständnisομολογίαconfesiónülestunnistusاقرار؛ اعترافtunnustusaveuוִדוּי @@@וִידוּי$$$अपराध स्वीकृतिpriznanjevallomáspengakuanjátningconfessione自白자백prisipažinimasatzīšanāspengakuanbekentenistilståelse, innrømmelseprzyznanie się, wyznanieconfissãomărturisireпризнаниеpriznaniepriznanjepriznanjebekännelse, erkännandeการสารภาพผิดitiraf招供визнанняاقبال جرم ، اعتراف، اقرارsự thú tội招供

2 (an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest She went to confession every Friday.belydenis, bieg, konfessieإعْتِراف للكاهِنизповедzpověďskriftedie Beichteεξομολόγησηconfesiónpihtاعتراف به گناهانripittäytyminen, rippiconfessionהוֹדָאָהपादरी के सामने गुनाह स्वीकार करनाispovijedgyónásmengaku dosaskriftir, skriftamálconfessione告白고해išpažintisgrēksūdzemengakubiechtskriftemålspowiedźconfissãoconfe­siuneисповедьspoveďspovedispovestbikt, syndabekännelseการสารภาพบาปgünah çıkarma懺悔сповідьپادري ك‍ے سامن‍ے گناهوں كا اعترافsự xưng tội忏悔

n conˈfessional [-ʃə-]

the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. bieg, biegstoelكُرْسي الإعْتِرافизповедняzpovědniceskriftestolder Beichtstuhlεξομολογητήριοconfesionariopihitoolاعترافگاهrippituoliconfessionnalתָּא וִידוּיपाप स्वीकार-पीठिकाispovjedaonicagyóntatószéktempat pengakuan dosaskriftastóllconfessionale告白聴聞席고해실; 고해 청문석klausyklabiktskrēslspetak mendengar pengakuan dosabiechtstoelskriftestolkonfesjonałconfessionáriocon­fe­sio­nalисповедальняspovednicaspovednicaispovedaonicabiktstolเกี่ยวกับการสารภาพบาปgünah çıkarma odacığı懺悔室сповідальняپادری كی نشستphòng xưng tội忏悔室

n conˈfessor

a priest who hears confessions. belyder; geloofsgetuie; biegvaderالكاهِن المُعرِّفизповедникzpovědníkskriftefaderder Beichtvaterεξομολογητήςconfesorpihiisaاقرار کنندهrippi-isäconfesseurכּוֹמֶר וִידוּיपापमोचक, पाप स्वीकरण पादरीispovjednikgyóntatópastor yang mendengarkan pengakuan dosaskriftapresturconfessore聴罪司祭고해 신부nuodėmklausysbiktstēvspaderi pendengar pengakuan dosabiechtvaderskriftefarspowiednikconfessorduhovnicисповедникspovedníkspovednikispovednikbiktfaderพระผู้รับฟังการสารภาพบาปgünah çıkaran papaz懺悔神父сповідник, духівникاعتراف سنن‍ے والا پادریlinh mục nghe xưng tội忏悔神父