to make known or admit (wrongdoing, etc on one's part)
to acknowledge (a fact), esp reluctantly
I must confess that I am still in the dark — Conan Doyle
to acknowledge one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or a priest
to acknowledge (sin) to God or a priest
said of a priest: to receive the confession of (a penitent)
to acknowledge one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or a priest
said of a priest: to hear a confession
to admit something
Come, confess, and be an honest girl for once — Henry Fielding
confessable adj
[French confesser from Latin confessus, past part. of confitēri to confess, from con- + fatēri to confess]