- confession con·fes·sion n
- [kən'fɛʃ(ə)n]
confessione f
to go to confession — andare a confessarsi
to make one's confession — confessarsi
to hear sb's confession — ascoltare la confessione di qn
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confession con·fes·sion n
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con|fes´sion|al|ly — con|fes|sion|al «kuhn FEHSH uh nuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small booth in which a priest hears confessions. 2. the practice of confessing sins to a priest. –adj. of or having to do with confession. –con|fes´sion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|fes|sion|al — «kuhn FEHSH uh nuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small booth in which a priest hears confessions. 2. the practice of confessing sins to a priest. –adj. of or having to do with confession. –con|fes´sion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|fes|sion — «kuhn FEHSH uhn», noun. 1. an owning up; acknowledgment; admission: »the confession of a fault or weakness. ... to force from their prisoners the confession of hidden treasure (Edward Gibbon). 2. admission of guilt: »to make full confession. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
con|fes|sion|al|ism — «kuhn FEHSH uh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to the maintenance of a creed or confession of faith within a church … Useful english dictionary
con|fes|sion|ar|y — «kuhn FEHSH uh NEHR ee», adjective. of or having to do with confession … Useful english dictionary
con·fes·sion — /kənˈfɛʃən/ noun, pl sions 1 [count] : a written or spoken statement in which you say that you have done something wrong or committed a crime She went to the police station and made/gave a full confession. a written/signed confession 2 [count] :… … Useful english dictionary
confession — con·fes·sion n 1: an act of confessing 2: an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven; esp: a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party s guilt (as by admitting commission of a crime) compare admission; … Law dictionary
Confession — Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would bring him… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confession and avoidance — Confession Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confession of faith — Confession Con*fes sion, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime. [1913 Webster] With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confession — con|fes|sion [kənˈfeʃən] n 1.) a statement that you have done something wrong, illegal, or embarrassing, especially a formal statement ▪ Sanchez s confession was read out to the court. confession of ▪ a confession of adultery ▪ At 3 a.m. Higgins… … Dictionary of contemporary English
