- verbconfess (verb) · confesses (third person present) · confessed (past tense) · confessed (past participle) · confessing (present participle)
- admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way:"he confessed that he had attacked the old man" · "he wants to confess to Caroline's murder" · "“I damaged your car,” she confessed" · "once apprehended, they would confess their guilt"
- admit or acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed:"I must confess that I was slightly surprised" · "he confessed to a lifelong passion for food" · "“I needed to see you, too,” he confessed"
- declare (one's religious faith):"150 people confessed faith in Christ"
- declare one's sins formally to a priest:"I could not confess all my sins to the priest" · "he gave himself up after confessing to a priest"
- (of a priest) hear the confession of (someone):"St. Ambrose would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- The meaning of "confess" is to1234:
- Admit that you have done something wrong or acknowledge a fault.
- Tell or make known something damaging to oneself.
- Acknowledge one's sins to God or a priest.
- Declare adherence to a belief or faith.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to admit that you have done something wrong, or to admit unwillingly that something is true: [ T ] I’ve got something to confess – I confess that I ate the pie. [ I ] He confessed to the crime. In some Christian religions, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, to confess is to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so God will forgive you.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/confess1 : to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit he confessed his guilt 2 a : to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest b : to receive the confession of (a penitent)www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confessto declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person). to acknowledge one's belief or faith in; declare adherence to. to reveal by circumstances.www.dictionary.com/browse/confess1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven't read it. 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a priest. 4. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person).www.thefreedictionary.com/confess Confess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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