| 单词 | confession |
| 释义 | confession (once / 222 pages) 1n 2n A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake. You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!" The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt. "I killed the mayor!" is a confession. "I forgot your birthday" is a confession. In some religions, confession is a sacrament where people admit their sins and seek forgiveness. When people have something painful to admit, they often start by saying, "I have a confession to make." WORD FAMILYconfession: confessional, confessions+/confess: confessed, confessedly, confesses, confessing, confession, confessor/confessed: self-confessed, unconfessed/confessional: confessionals/confessor: confessors/unconfessed: unconfessedly USAGE EXAMPLESHis two-hour confession to the FBI seemed key to jurors’ deliberation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But without evidence, they were unable to secure a confession. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) Despite tens of thousands of tips, Jacob’s disappearance remained unsolved until Heinrich’s confession. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n an admission of misdeeds or faults Hypo|Hyper self-accusation, self-condemnation an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be admission an acknowledgment of the truth of something 2n a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party Hyper document, papers, written document writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) 3n (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution 2Hypo|Hyper shrift the act of being shriven penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution 1n a public declaration of your faith Hyper declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2n the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) Exp|Hyper Augsburg Confession the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group |
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