noun🔗Share坦白，供认，忏悔 The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad)."After the cookies disappeared, there were tearful confessions from the children about who ate them. "饼干不见之后，孩子们哭着坦白了是谁偷吃的。moralguiltreligioncharactermindhumancommunicationsocietystatementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share供词，自白书。 A formal document providing such an admission."He forced me to sign a confession!"他逼我签下了一份供词！guiltlawstatementreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share忏悔，告解。 The 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."我做了告解，现在感觉好多了，心里也踏实了。religionritualtheologysoulguiltmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share承认信仰, 坦白信仰。 Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith."The pastor collected the confessions of faith from the new church members during the welcoming ceremony. "在欢迎仪式上，牧师收集了新成员们承认自己信仰的声明。religiontheologydoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share信条，信纲，信仰宣告。 A 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."The new student had to memorize the church's confessions before joining the youth group. "新学生在加入青年团契之前，必须背诵教会的信条。doctrinereligiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
