confessedadj.

/kənˈfɛst/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s confest.

Etymology: < confess v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Acknowledged as true; avowed, owned, admitted; evident, made manifest.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > [adjective] > manifested

objecta1398

displayedc1425

manifested?1531

confessed1561

understood1576

objected1606

ostended1608

ostential1609

exposed1630

evolveda1641

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [adjective] > acknowledged, avowed, or confessed

ownedeOE

openOE

avowed1340

confessed1561

avouched1637

granted1640

declared1651

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 23 The Prophet..taketh it for confessed truth.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 5 To..doe a confest good work.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 2 The design and composition of the letters are in general so confessed.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iii. 127 The prince, confest to every warrior's sight.

a1842 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. iv. 185 A confessed unconquerable difficulty.

b. to stand (†appear) confessed: i.e. made known, revealed, open to recognition.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > be disclosed or revealed

to come to (also in, on) (the) lightOE

sutelea1000

kitheOE

unfoldc1350

disclosea1513

burst1542

to break up1584

to take vent1611

vent1622

bleed1645

emerge1664

to get (also have) vent1668

to get or take wind1668

to stand (appear) confessed1708

eclat1736

perspire1748

transpire1748

to come out1751

develop1805

unroll1807

spunk1808

effloresce1834

to come to the front1871

to show up1879

out1894

evolve1920

to come or crawl out of the woodwork1964

1708 N. Rowe Royal Convert (T.) The perfidious author stands confest.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 17 Instant a grateful form appear'd confest.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic III. v. i. 144 Throwing off his disguise..the youthful paladin stood confessed.

2. That has confessed his sins, shriven.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [adjective] > having received

yscryve1387

confesseda1500

shriven1846

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin i. 10 Yef he were confessed and repentant, and..he wolde resceyve penance..he sholde [haue] anoon foryevenesse.

1812 J. Brady Clavis calendaria I. 198 One who looked like a confessed or shrived culprit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	confessed
释义	confessedadj. /kənˈfɛst/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s confest. Etymology: < confess v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Acknowledged as true; avowed, owned, admitted; evident, made manifest. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [adjective] > manifested objecta1398 displayedc1425 manifested?1531 confessed1561 understood1576 objected1606 ostended1608 ostential1609 exposed1630 evolveda1641 the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [adjective] > acknowledged, avowed, or confessed ownedeOE openOE avowed1340 confessed1561 avouched1637 granted1640 declared1651 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 23 The Prophet..taketh it for confessed truth. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 5 To..doe a confest good work. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 2 The design and composition of the letters are in general so confessed. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iii. 127 The prince, confest to every warrior's sight. a1842 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. iv. 185 A confessed unconquerable difficulty. b. to stand (†appear) confessed: i.e. made known, revealed, open to recognition. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > be disclosed or revealed to come to (also in, on) (the) lightOE sutelea1000 kitheOE unfoldc1350 disclosea1513 burst1542 to break up1584 to take vent1611 vent1622 bleed1645 emerge1664 to get (also have) vent1668 to get or take wind1668 to stand (appear) confessed1708 eclat1736 perspire1748 transpire1748 to come out1751 develop1805 unroll1807 spunk1808 effloresce1834 to come to the front1871 to show up1879 out1894 evolve1920 to come or crawl out of the woodwork1964 1708 N. Rowe Royal Convert (T.) The perfidious author stands confest. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 17 Instant a grateful form appear'd confest. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic III. v. i. 144 Throwing off his disguise..the youthful paladin stood confessed. 2. That has confessed his sins, shriven. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [adjective] > having received yscryve1387 confesseda1500 shriven1846 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin i. 10 Yef he were confessed and repentant, and..he wolde resceyve penance..he sholde [haue] anoon foryevenesse. 1812 J. Brady Clavis calendaria I. 198 One who looked like a confessed or shrived culprit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1500
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