noun🔗ShareGeständnis, BekenntnisThe open admittance of having done something (especially something bad)."After the argument, Sarah offered a confession about breaking the vase. "Nach dem Streit legte Sarah ein Geständnis ab, dass sie die Vase zerbrochen hatte.guiltmoralreligioncharacterlawstatementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGeständnisA formal document providing such an admission."He forced me to sign a confession!"Er zwang mich, ein Geständnis zu unterschreiben!lawstatementwritingguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeichteThe disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now termed the sacrament of reconciliation."I went to confession and now I feel much better about what I had done."Ich bin zur Beichte gegangen und fühle mich jetzt viel besser wegen dem, was ich getan hatte.religionritualtheologydoctrinesoulguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBekenntnis, GlaubensbekenntnisAcknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith."My grandmother's confession of faith in God was a source of comfort to the family. "Das Glaubensbekenntnis meiner Großmutter an Gott war eine Quelle des Trostes für die Familie.religiontheologydoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGlaubensbekenntnis, BekenntnisA formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith."Before joining the choir, students had to recite the church's confession of faith. "Bevor sie dem Chor beitraten, mussten die Schüler das Glaubensbekenntnis der Kirche aufsagen.religiontheologydoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
