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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.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun 1. [画像:confession - an admission of misdeeds or faults]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"
"Confession is good for the soul"
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confession
noun1. The act of admitting to something:
2. A system of religious belief:
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Translations
إعْتِراف للكاهِنإِقْرار اعْتِراف، إِقْرار
přiznánízpověďdoznání
tilståelseskrifte
tunnustus
priznanje
gyónásvallomás
játningskriftir, skriftamál
自白
고백
spoveď
priznanje
bekännelse
คําสารภาพ
itiraf günah çıkarma
sự thú nhận
confession
[kənˈfeʃən] N1. (= act, document) → confesión f
to make a confession → confesar, hacer una confesión
to make a full confession → confesarlo todo, confesar de plano
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
to hear sb's confession → confesar a algn
confession of faith → profesión f de fe
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
confession
[kənˈfɛʃən] n [crime, murder] → aveu m
(RELIGION) → confession f
to go to confession → aller se confesser
to make a confession → faire une confession
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?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confession
[kənˈfɛʃ/ən] n → confessione fto go to confession → andare a confessarsi
to make one's confession → confessarsi
to hear sb's confession → ascoltare la confessione di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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 ομολογώ confesar (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; skrifte wyznawać 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) noun1. 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 ομολογία confesión ülestunnistus اقرار؛ اعتراف tunnustus aveu ודוי, וידוי अपराध स्वीकृति priznanje vallomás pengakuan játning confessione 自白 자백 prisipažinimas atzīšanās pengakuan bekentenis tilståelse, 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 εξομολόγηση confesión piht اعتراف به گناهان ripittäytyminen confession הודאה पादरी के सामने गुनाह स्वीकार करना ispovijed gyónás mengaku dosa skriftir, skriftamál confessione 告白 (신앙) 고백 išpažintis grēksūdze mengaku biecht skriftemål spowiedź 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 biechtstoel skriftestol 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 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 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009