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confession:
- Bekenntnis; Geständnis; Beichte; Religionsbekenntnis; Glaubensbekenntnis
Wiktionary:
- confession → Beichte, Geständnis, Bekenntnis, Eingeständnis
- confession → Beichte, Geständnis, Religion, Glaube

English

Detailed Translations for confession from English to German

confession:

confession [the ~] nomen

the confession (unburdening)
Bekenntnis; Geständnis
- Bekenntnis [das ~] nomen
- Geständnis [das ~] nomen
the confession
die Beichte; Bekenntnis
- Beichte [die ~] nomen
- Bekenntnis [das ~] nomen
the confession (acknowledgement; admission)
Religionsbekenntnis
- Religionsbekenntnis [das ~] nomen
the confession (profession of faith; confession of faith)
Glaubensbekenntnis; Bekenntnis
- Glaubensbekenntnis [das ~] nomen
- Bekenntnis [das ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for confession:

Related Words for "confession":

confessions

Synonyms for "confession":

admission
document; written document; papers
penance
declaration
religious doctrine; church doctrine; gospel; creed

Related Definitions for "confession":

(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution¹
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party¹
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)¹
a public declaration of your faith¹
an admission of misdeeds or faults¹

Wiktionary Translations for confession:

confession

noun

disclosure of one's sins to a priest
- confession → Beichte
open admittance of having done something
- confession → Geständnis; Bekenntnis; Eingeständnis

confession

noun

Bekenntnis eines Sachverhalts, das einräumen, zugeben einer Schuld
- Geständnis → confession
Schuldbekenntnis
- Beichte → confession
Religion: Sündenbekenntnis (und anschließende Sündenvergebung)
- Beichte → confession

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• confession	→ Beichte	↔ biecht — de erkenning van zonden aan een geestelijke
• confession	→ Geständnis; Beichte	↔ aveu — déclaration verbale ou écrire par laquelle on reconnaître faire ou dire quelque chose.
• confession	→ Religion; Glaube	↔ religion — (religion) système de représentation du monde et de croyances reliant les hommes entre eux au sein de leurs communautés et les reliant à leur environnement naturel, fondé sur la foi dans l’existence de forces inconnues - appelées aussi Dieu(x) - qui lui ont d

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