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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

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confess [kənˈfɛs] vt → confesser, avouer

vi (= admit sth) → avouer;

(Rel) → se confesser

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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

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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, erken يَعْتَرِف признавам přiznat (se), uznat tilstå; indrømme gestehen ομολογώ confesar (üles) tunnistama اعتراف کردن؛ اقرار کردن tunnustaa avouer לְהִתווָדוֹת कबूल करना priznati, ispovijediti bevall mengaku játa, viðurkenna confessare 告白する 자백[]하다 prisipažinti atzīties; izsūdzēt grēkus mengaku bekennen tilstå, innrømme, vedgå, vedstå (seg); skrifte wyznawać 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

n conˈfession [-ʃən]

1 acknowledgment of a crime or fault The youth made a confession to the police officer. bekentenis اعْتِراف، إِقْرار (само)признание doznání, přiznání tilståelse das Geständnis ομολογία confesión ülestunnistus اقرار؛ اعتراف tunnustus aveu וִדוּי @@@וִידוּי$$$ अपराध स्वीकृति priznanje vallomás pengakuan játning confessione 自白 자백 prisipažinimas atzīšanās pengakuan bekentenis tilståelse, innrømmelse przyznanie się, wyznanie 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 zpověď skrifte die Beichte εξομολόγηση confesión piht اعتراف به گناهان ripittäytyminen, rippi confession הוֹדָאָה पादरी के सामने गुनाह स्वीकार करना ispovijed gyónás mengaku dosa skriftir, skriftamál confessione 告白 고해 išpažintis grēksūdze mengaku biecht skriftemål spowiedź 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

n conˈfessional [-ʃə-]

the seat etc where a priest sits when hearing confessions. bieg, biegstoel كُرْسي الإعْتِراف изповедня zpovědnice skriftestol der Beichtstuhl εξομολογητήριο confesionario pihitool اعترافگاه rippituoli confessionnal תָּא וִידוּי पाप स्वीकार-पीठिका ispovjedaonica gyóntatószék tempat pengakuan dosa skriftastóll confessionale 告白聴聞席 고해실; 고해 청문석 klausykla biktskrēsls petak mendengar pengakuan dosa biechtstoel skriftestol konfesjonał confessionário con­fe­sio­nal исповедальня spovednica spovednica ispovedaonica biktstol เกี่ยวกับการสารภาพบาป günah çıkarma odacığı 懺悔室 сповідальня پادری كی نشست phòng xưng tội 忏悔室

n conˈfessor

a priest who hears confessions. belyder; geloofsgetuie; biegvader الكاهِن المُعرِّف изповедник zpovědník skriftefader der Beichtvater εξομολογητής confesor 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 biechtvader skriftefar spowiednik confessor duhovnic исповедник spovedník spovednik ispovednik biktfader พระผู้รับฟังการสารภาพบาป günah çıkaran papaz 懺悔神父 сповідник, духівник اعتراف سنن‍ے والا پادری linh mục nghe xưng tội 忏悔神父