confess

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Synonyms: confers, confest

Antonyms: confers, confest

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|to admit to the truth}} {{lb|en|intransitive|transitive}} To [[admit]] to the [[truth]], particularly in the [[context]] of [[sin]]s or [[crime]]s [[commit]]ted.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[acknowledge]] [[faith]] in; to [[profess]] [[belief]] in.
3. {{lb|en|religion}} To [[unburden]] (oneself) of [[sin]]s to [[God]] or a [[priest]], in order to [[receive]] [[absolution]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|religion}} To [[hear]] or [[receive]] such a [[confession]] of [[sin]]s from.
5. {{senseid|en|to disclose or reveal}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disclose]] or [[reveal]].
6. {{sid|en|profess one's love}} {{lb|en|intransitive|chiefly|in the context of Japanese media|or|informal}} To profess one's love.

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