Topic: CHRISTIANITY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | confesser, from Latin confiteri 'to confess', from com- ( COM-) + fateri 'to confess' |
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con‧fess
[intransitive and transitive]
[intransitive and transitive]1SC to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal [↪ confession]Torture was used and Fian confessed.
confess to (doing) something Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.
Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB.Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.Torture was used and Fian confessed.2 to admit something that you feel embarrassed about [↪ confession]
confess (that) Marsha confessed that she didn't really know how to work the computer.
Marsha confessed that she didn't really know how to work the computer. confess to (doing) something He confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent.
He confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent. I (have to/must) confess (=used when admitting something you feel slightly embarrassed about) I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should.
I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should.3RRC to tell a priest or God about the wrong things you have done so that you can be forgiven [↪ confession]:
