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
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.