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confession

confession

noun kohn-feh-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: Latin confessio

Also means

religious denomination

Usage Note

Confession has two distinct registers: in Catholic practice, it is the sacrament of confessing sins to a priest (aller à confesse is the informal verb form). More broadly, une confession is any act of admitting something personal. De confession catholique means 'of the Catholic faith.'

Examples

"Il a fait une confession surprenante."

Natural Translation

He made a surprising confession.

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