Associations to the word «Confess»
Noun
- Sincerity
- Delicacy
- Nazi
- Prejudice
- Shortcoming
- Suspicion
- Stacey
- Synod
- Greatness
- Crush
- Urge
- Accused
- Witch
- Indulgence
- Gabrielle
- Prank
- Acknowledgment
- Jealousy
- Bianca
- Stealing
- Fondness
- Lash
- Posterity
- Admiration
- Reverence
- Treachery
- Punishment
- Fling
- Envy
- Disappointment
- Criminal
- Countryman
- Ruse
- Forgery
- Scripture
- Christian
- Salvation
- Esteem
- Killing
- Pretension
- Twa
- Torment
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
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.