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Definition of Confess
1. Verb. Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
Generic synonyms: Acknowledge, Admit
Derivative terms: Confession, Confession, Confessor, Fink, Squealer
2. Verb. Admit (to a wrongdoing). "She confessed that she had taken the money"
Generic synonyms: Acknowledge, Admit
Specialized synonyms: Fess Up, Make A Clean Breast Of, Own Up
Derivative terms: Confession, Confession, Confessor, Profession
3. Verb. Confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith.
Definition of Confess
1. v. t. To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.
2. v. i. To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience.
Definition of Confess
1. Verb. To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed ¹
2. Verb. To disclose or reveal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confess
1. to acknowledge or disclose [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confess
Literary usage of Confess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"CHAPTER I. That it becomes the soul to praise God, and to confess to Him. \ CCEPT
the sacrifice of my confessions offered by my *» tongue, which thou hast ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"I hope it is .no very cynical asperity, not to confess obligations where no
benefit has been received, or to be nn- willing that the publick should consider ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"1861) of Marylebone and Shil- lington Manor, Bedfordshire, who married, Once, we
confess, beneath the patriot's cloak, From the cracked bag the dropping ..."
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