confess

Betekenis (Engels)

To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
To disclose or reveal.

bekennen

toegeven

de biecht afnemen

plead guilty

disclose

tell a secret

declare

hear confession

admit of

make confession

tell a story

tell frankly

make an apology

ask for forgiveness

admit one’s mistake

purify the mind

smitch

express one’s regret

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kənˈfɛs/

From Middle English confessen, from Anglo-Norman confesser, from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus (Old French confés), past participle of cōnfiteor (“I confess, I admit”) from con- + fateor (“I admit”). Displaced Middle English andetten (“to confess, admit”) (from Old English andettan). Doublet of confiteor.

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