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confess

verbid 5085·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

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Variants

synonym
professsqueal
pasttense
confessed
presentparticiple
confessing
thirdpersonsingular
confesses
pastparticiple
confessed

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
to admit, usually to a wrongdoing
§2
to confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
§3
to admit to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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