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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