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Meaning
Verb
●
To
admit
to the
truth
,
particularly
in the
context
of
sins
or
crimes
committed.
●
To
acknowledge
faith
in; to
profess
belief
in.
●
In Religion:
To
unburden
(oneself) of
sins
to God or a
priest
, in order to
receive
absolution.
●
In Religion:
To
hear
or
receive
such a
confession
of
sins
from.
●
To
disclose
or reveal.
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Origin
confess
English
confessen
Middle English (1100-1500)
confesser
Anglo-Norman
confesser
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
confessāre
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Acknowledge
Admit
Assent
Avow
Beknow
Concede
Confess
Fess
Own
Shrive
Sing
Talk
Unbosom
Come Clean
Fess Up
Front Up
Own Up
Step Forward
Tell All
Spill One'S Guts
Spill The Beans
Make A Clean Breast
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Antonyms
Abjure
Deny
Disavow
Disclaim
Disown
Reject
Related
Admit
Testify
Commit
Repent
Acknowledge
Disclose
Accept
Concede
Forgive
Apologise
Plead
Surrender
Pray
Apologize
Tell
Declare
Recant
Say
Submit
Succumb
Report
Proclaim
Reveal
Talk
Pretend
Speak
Realize
Respond
Preach
Admitting
Return
Deny
Betray
Listen
Punish
Think
Recognize
Prove
Realise
Believe
Sin
Abandon
Divulge
Murder
Trust
Swear
Fess Up
Bear Witness
Give Up
Bow Down
Tell The Truth
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Rhymes
Css
Ess
Cbs
Wes
Yes
Mbbs
Mess
Ness
Cess
Hess
Less
Desu
Bess
Jess
Ness
Tess
Jess
Fess
Guess
Press
Tress
Cress
Oocss
Chess
Bless
Dress
Unless
Totnes
Duress
Assess
Excess
Caress
Stress
Possess
Success
Profess
Express
Repress
Confess
Digress
Impress
Success
Oppress
Undress
Depress
Barches
Regress
Process
Address
Redress
Aggress
Distress
Compress
Suppress
Foulness
Tristesse
Luminesce
Fluoresce
Defervesce
New Zealandress
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