American English pronunciation
How to pronounce confessions
IPA transcription: [kən'fɛʃənz]
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Noun
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
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a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
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(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
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a public declaration of your faith
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the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Usage examples
- The remaining two are confessions.
- The "Confessions" was two distinct works, each part consisting of six books.
- Townson made two admissible confessions to Garda officers.
- In this school, he accepted children without considering their ages, confessions, classes and sex.
- Canadian common law on confessions is derived directly from English decisions and legal principles.
- Bridge used an answering machine to record confessions from anonymous callers.
- Kylie managed it with "Fever", Madonna followed suit on "Confessions on a Dance Floor".
- That same year saw LaRue release his third album "Confessions".