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Detailed Translations for confession from English to French

confession:

confession [the ~] nomen

  1. the confession (unburdening)
    l'aveu; la confession; l'épanchement
  2. the confession (unburdening)
    la confession; l'aveu; la confidence; l'épanchement
  3. the confession
    la confession
  4. the confession (acknowledgement; admission)
    la croyance; la foi; la conviction religieuse
  5. the confession (profession of faith; confession of faith)
    la confession; la profession de foi

Translation Matrix for confession:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aveu confession; unburdening acknowledgement; admission; admission of guilt; confession of guilt
confession confession; confession of faith; profession of faith; unburdening belief; church society; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; religion; religious conviction
confidence confession; unburdening calm; composure; confidence; faith; inner calm; inner peace; peace of mind; serenity; tranquillity of mind
conviction religieuse acknowledgement; admission; confession belief; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; persuasion; religion; religious conviction
croyance acknowledgement; admission; confession belief; conviction; creed; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; persuasion; religion; religious conviction
foi acknowledgement; admission; confession belief; creed; devoutness; disposition; divine worship; faith; inclination; orthodoxness; persuasion; piety; religion; religious conviction; religiousness
profession de foi confession; confession of faith; profession of faith
épanchement confession; unburdening

Related Words for "confession":

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Synonyms for "confession":


Related Definitions for "confession":

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

Wiktionary Translations for confession:

confession
noun
  1. disclosure of one's sins to a priest
  2. open admittance of having done something
confession
noun
  1. déclaration verbale ou écrire par laquelle on reconnaître faire ou dire quelque chose.
  2. Aveu, déclaration que l’on fait de quelque chose.
  3. Ellipse de « confession de foi ».
  4. Mémoires, autobiographie.
  5. Action d’avouer ses péchés à un prêtre, dans l’église catholique, pour obtenir le pardon de Dieu.
  6. (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

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
confession confession BeichteReligion: Sündenbekenntnis (und anschließende Sündenvergebung)
confession aveu; confession BeichteSchuldbekenntnis
confession aveu; aveux Geständnis — Bekenntnis eines Sachverhalts, das einräumen, zugeben einer Schuld
confession pénitence biecht — de erkenning van zonden aan een geestelijke

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