confession

simple noun34 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

A complete admission of guilt, leaving out no details.

An admission of guilt for a crime one did not commit.

A genuine and honest admission of guilt.

An admission of guilt made openly to everyone.

A confession that is claimed to have been made, but has not been proven.

A confession made by someone just before they die.

The formal action of confessing sins.

To formally admit to a crime.

To take back a previous statement of confession.

In a legal context, for a court to not allow a confession as evidence.

To attend the sacrament of Penance to confess sins to a priest.

For a priest to listen to someone's confession of sins.

Indicates what was confessed.

Indicates the crime that was confessed.

Indicates the source of the confession.

Indicates who made the confession.