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confession:
- erkännande; bekännelse; bikt; tacksägelse; erkänsla; trosbekännelse; bekännels
- självbekännelse
Wiktionary:
- confession → bikt, medgivande, bekännelse, erkännande
- confession → bikt, bekännelse, religion

English

Detailed Translations for confession from English to Swedish

confession:

confession [the ~] noun

the confession (unburdening)
erkännande; bekännelse; bikt
- erkännande [-en] noun
- bekännelse [-en] noun
- bikt [-en] noun
the confession (unburdening)
bekännelse
- bekännelse [-en] noun
the confession (acknowledgement; admission)
erkännande; tacksägelse; erkänsla
- erkännande [-en] noun
- tacksägelse [-en] noun
- erkänsla [-en] noun
the confession (profession of faith; confession of faith)
trosbekännelse; bekännels
- trosbekännelse [-en] noun
- bekännels noun

confession

confession
självbekännelse
- självbekännelse

Translation Matrix for confession:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bekännels	confession; confession of faith; profession of faith
bekännelse	confession; unburdening
bikt	confession; unburdening
erkännande	acknowledgement; admission; confession; unburdening	acknowledgement; admission; awe; deference; esteem; observance; regard; respect; thanks
erkänsla	acknowledgement; admission; confession	appreciation; gratitude; recognition
tacksägelse	acknowledgement; admission; confession	words of thanks
trosbekännelse	confession; confession of faith; profession of faith	confession of faith; creed
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
självbekännelse	confession

Related Words for "confession":

confessions

Synonyms for "confession":

admission
document; written document; papers
penance
declaration
religious doctrine; church doctrine; gospel; creed

Related Definitions for "confession":

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

Wiktionary Translations for confession:

confession

noun

disclosure of one's sins to a priest
- confession → bikt
open admittance of having done something
- confession → medgivande; bekännelse; erkännande

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• confession	→ bikt	↔ Beichte — Religion: Sündenbekenntnis (und anschließende Sündenvergebung)
• confession	→ bikt; bekännelse	↔ Beichte — Schuldbekenntnis
• confession	→ bekännelse	↔ Geständnis — Bekenntnis eines Sachverhalts, das einräumen, zugeben einer Schuld
• confession	→ religion	↔ 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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