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Confession
01
aveu
a personal account where someone openly admits to their mistakes or reveals private details about their life
Exemples
She made a confession about lying to her friend.
The teacher encouraged a confession after the cheating incident.
02
aveu
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime
Exemples
The suspect 's confession led to his arrest and subsequent trial.
La confession du suspect a conduit à son arrestation et à son procès ultérieur.
The detective obtained a signed confession from the perpetrator during interrogation.
Le détective a obtenu une confession signée du coupable pendant l'interrogatoire.
03
confession
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Exemples
She went to confession every week.
Confession allows the faithful to seek forgiveness.
04
confession
a public declaration of your faith
Exemples
He made a public confession of his faith at the ceremony.
The church emphasizes confession of belief as part of membership.
05
confession, profession de foi
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Exemples
The Augsburg Confession defined Lutheran doctrine.
The church published its confession to clarify beliefs.
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