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confess
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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.

[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.]

con·fessa·ble adj.
con·fessed·ly (-d-l) adv.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.confess - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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"
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"

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
Translations

confess [kənˈfɛs] vtconfesar
viconfesar;
(REL) → confesarse
confess [kənˈfɛs] vtconfesser, avouer
vi (= admit sth) → avouer;
(Rel) → se confesser
confess [kənˈfɛs] vtbekennen;
(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] vtconfessare, ammettere
viconfessarsi

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, ,
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
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
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
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

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