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confession:

confession [the ~] noun

  1. the confession (unburdening)
    Bekenntnis; Geständnis
  2. the confession
    die Beichte; Bekenntnis
  3. the confession (acknowledgement; admission)
  4. the confession (profession of faith; confession of faith)

Translation Matrix for confession:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Beichte confession
Bekenntnis confession; confession of faith; profession of faith; unburdening belief; confession of faith; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; religion; religious conviction
Geständnis confession; unburdening
Glaubensbekenntnis confession; confession of faith; profession of faith
Religionsbekenntnis acknowledgement; admission; confession belief; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; religion; religious conviction

Related Words for "confession":

  • confessions

Synonyms for "confession":


Related Definitions for "confession":

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution1
  2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party1
  3. the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)1
  4. a public declaration of your faith1
  5. an admission of misdeeds or faults1

Wiktionary Translations for confession:

confession
noun
  1. disclosure of one's sins to a priest
  2. open admittance of having done something
confession
noun
  1. Bekenntnis eines Sachverhalts, das einräumen, zugeben einer Schuld
  2. Schuldbekenntnis
  3. Religion: Sündenbekenntnis (und anschließende Sündenvergebung)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
confession Beichte biecht — de erkenning van zonden aan een geestelijke
confession Geständnis; Beichte aveudéclaration verbale ou écrire par laquelle on reconnaître faire ou dire quelque chose.
confession Religion; Glaube religion — (religion) système de représentation du monde et de croyances reliant les hommes entre eux au sein de leurs communautés et les reliant à leur environnement naturel, fondé sur la foi dans l’existence de forces inconnues - appelées aussi Dieu(x) - qui lui ont d

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