confess

English Thesaurus

1. admit (to a wrongdoing) (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	acknowledge, admit,
definition	:	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	fess up, make a clean breast of, own up,
definition	:	admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error (verb.communication)

2. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	acknowledge, admit, acknowledge, admit,
definition	:	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (verb.communication)

3. admit (to a wrongdoing) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	professing, profession,
definition	:	an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

4. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution (noun.act)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	a priest who hears confession and gives absolution (noun.person)

5. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

6. admit (to a wrongdoing) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	professing, profession,
definition	:	an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

7. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution (noun.act)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	a priest who hears confession and gives absolution (noun.person)

8. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confession,
definition	:	an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confessor,
definition	:	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)