verb🔗ShareTo admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed."I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"guiltlawreligionmoralactionstatesoulphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in."My sister confessed her faith in God during the family prayer. "religiontheologydoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution."Before the big exam, Sarah confessed her anxieties to the school priest, hoping for forgiveness and peace. "religiontheologysoulguiltmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hear or receive such a confession of sins from."The priest confessed the parishioner's sins. "religiontheologysoulguiltmindmoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disclose or reveal."The student confessed that he forgot to study for the test. "communicationlanguagewordstatementactionmindmoralguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading