Associations to the word «Confess»
Noun
- Confession
- Sin
- Forgiveness
- Guilt
- Penance
- Repentance
- Confessor
- Torture
- Interrogation
- Sinner
- Ignorance
- Anglican
- Sacrament
- Shame
- Remorse
- Deni
- Wickedness
- Humility
- Feeling
- Pardon
- Fault
- Culprit
- Eucharist
- Truth
- Accomplice
- Crime
- Evangelical
- Communion
- Murder
- Blame
- Suspect
- Quixote
- Honesty
- Conscience
- Scruple
- Lutheran
- Uneasiness
- Compulsion
- Bree
- Refuse
- Vanity
- Adultery
- Wherefore
- Weakness
- Liking
- Lied
- Trifle
- Censure
- Wretch
- Atonement
- Heretic
- Dietrich
- Witchcraft
- Falsehood
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CONFESS, verb. To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
CONFESS, verb. To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
CONFESS, verb. (religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution.
CONFESS, verb. (religion) To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
CONFESS, verb. To disclose or reveal.
Dictionary definition
CONFESS, verb. Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
CONFESS, verb. Admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money".
CONFESS, verb. Confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.