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confession noun
/kənˈfeʃ.ən/ n [C or U] Definition
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when you admit that you have done something wrong or illegalI've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.
I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure.
Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done.
He made a full confession to the police.
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when a Christian tells God or, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, tells a priest formally and privately, what they have done wrong so that they can be forgivenHave you been to confession recently?
The priest heard his confession.
(Definition of confession noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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