Examples of 'confession' in a sentence
Meaning of "confession"
confession (noun) - A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. It is often made voluntarily or in the context of a religious practice where one acknowledges their sins or faults
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- The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
- A formal document providing such an admission.
- The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
- Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
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Perry recanted his confession this morning.
Confession is protected by the sanctity of the church.
There is somewhat of a confession to be made at this point.
The confession is ready for your signature.
So we are gonna need a confession from his accomplice.
No confession is needed for the forgiveness of sins.
Evidential force of the confession of the accused.
Your confession has haunted me all week.
The court accepts the confession of witchcraft.
My confession would have arrived tomorrow by mail.
I left a full confession five days ago.
You baited the hook with a confession.
Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift.
I am taking a much more interesting confession upstairs.
Motive and confession equals murder one.
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Company must have coerced that confession.
I guess a confession was too much to hope for.
Only like that is your confession complete.
He wants a confession from the people responsible.
Use of violence against an accused to obtain a confession.
Retracted his confession before the judge.
It has been six months since my last confession.
He figured a confession was better for the soul.
My mother would like all of us to give confession.
Let us rehearse your confession to the camera.
Your confession does not leave this box.
I heard of her big confession at that party.
This confession can be made on another day.
You used to hear the confession of my husband.
The confession was made according to the rules.
I have not been to confession since high school.
The confession of guilt was extracted under torture.
Heard you got a confession out of McCrone.
Our confession was warmly and gratefully received.
Had to get a translator for their confession.
Gonna get your confession in a different way.
The convicted has made his confession.
Honest confession is good for the soul.
It sounds to me like you are ready to sign a confession.
We got a confession out of old zoo breath.
True mercy requires more than a confession.
That is your confession for another murder.
I am not strong enough to hear my own confession.
The system of confession allowed sentences to be commuted.
You told me the best confession ever.
You got a confession to an open murder case.
It has been two weeks since my last confession.
He even included a confession so there would be no doubt.
He asked me to come to the prison for confession.
This sweet confession doth restore my happiness.
