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k-uh-n-FESHUN/kənˈfeʃn/

A confession is a statement that you have done something wrong, or (in some churches) the act of admitting sins: a confession of; confession to the police. Admission and acknowledgement are close twins; a plea is the court twin. A confession in the police source still needs the caution named. Mix-up: confession vs confusion; concession; do not write confession for a celebrity interview with no caution or liturgy in the source.

Meaning

A statement that you have done something wrong, or (in some churches) the act of admitting sins.

Examples

• “A confession in the police source still needs the caution named, the citizenship paper said.”
• “A confession in the RS extract is the sacrament sense — still name the denomination if given.”

Good to know

a confession of / to; make a confession; confession (church). Close: admission / plea. Trap: confusion / concession. Citizenship, RS, and history. Admitting a wrong, or a church rite — name the caution or the liturgy.

Near in meaning

admission, acknowledgement, plea

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