confession
an admission of misdeeds or faults
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,914 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,646 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an admission of misdeeds or faults
- a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- a public declaration of your faith
- the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
confession in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My man's going to writhe and burn in the chair, confession or no confession.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The great barriers moulted not more feathers, than he hath shed hairs, by the confession of his doctor.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Phaddhy, I tell you, you're enough to vex me to the core--five years!--only once at confession in five years!
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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To me these two thousand francs were worth a confession: they could only be the wages of a crime.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2
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Voice after voice caught up the song, Until its tender passion Rose like an anthem, rich and strong,-- Their battle-eve confession.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1