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   confession

   /kənˈfɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime: "he signed a confession to both the murders"
   • ▪ an acknowledgement that one has done something about which one is ashamed or embarrassed: "by his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism"
   • ▪ a formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty: "she still had not been to confession"
   • ▪ intimate personal revelations, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or film: humorous "confessions of a driving instructor"
   • 2. a statement setting out essential religious doctrine: "a Protestant confession of faith"
   • ▪ the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith: "leading figures from every Christian confession"
   • ▪ a statement of one's principles: "his words are a political confession of faith"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’ (see confess).

   Derivatives

   • 1. confessionary adjective

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   The meaning of CONFESSION is an act of confessing; especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation. How to use confession in a sentence.

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   the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: I have a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me. I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure. Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done. He made a full confession to the police. Synonyms. admission (ACCEPTING) avowal formal

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   noun. acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence. acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, especially to a priest to obtain absolution. something that is confessed. a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.

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   A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.

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   noun. /kənˈfeʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement. After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession. His confession was extracted under torture. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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   A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake. You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!" The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt.

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   The meaning of CONFESS is to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit. How to use confess in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confess.

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   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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONFESSION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CONFESSION definition: 1. a statement in which you admit that you have done something wrong or illegal: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.

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    confession meaning, definition, what is confession: a statement that you have done something...: Learn more.