confessions (Meaning)
confessions
a session for the confessing of sins, a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense, a formal statement of religious beliefs, a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party's guilt (as by admitting commission of a crime) compare admission, declaration against interest at declaration, self-incrimination, a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation, a telling of one's sins to a priest, a statement admitting guilt, a statement of what is confessed, an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven, an act of confessing, a meeting for the confessing of sins, an organized religious body having a common creed
Synonyms & Antonyms of confessions
Synonyms:
- self-accusations
- self-reproaches
- disclosures
- apologies
- proclamations
- self-revelations
- self-betrayals
- self-incriminations
- faults
- hand-wringings
- pronouncements
- remorses
- divulgences
- confirmations
- blames
- penitences
- avouchments
- allowances
- self-recriminations
- repentances
- giveaways
- announcements
- betrayals
- professions
- contritions
- affirmations
- responsibilities
- regrets
Antonyms:
confessions Sentence Examples
- The criminal made a heartfelt confession, admitting to his heinous crimes.
- Under intense interrogation, the suspect reluctantly uttered confessions that implicated his accomplices.
- The politician's confessions of an extramarital affair shocked the public and tarnished his reputation.
- The priest heard his parishioner's confessions, offering absolution for their sins.
- The memoir contained intimate confessions that revealed the author's inner turmoil.
- The detective confronted the suspect with evidence that contradicted their prior confessions.
- The confessions recorded during the trial became crucial evidence against the defendant.
- The accused's confessions were met with disbelief and skepticism from the jury.
- The witness's confessions corroborated the victim's account of the incident.
- The author's confessions of plagiarism cast doubt on the originality of their work.
FAQs About the word confessions
a session for the confessing of sins, a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense, a formal statement of religious beliefs, a wri
admissions, acknowledgements, assertions, concessions, self-confessions, acknowledgments, avowals, claims, declarations,insistences
denials, rejections,disavowals, recantations, nonadmissions, disallowances, repudiations,disclaimers,renouncements
The criminal made a heartfelt confession, admitting to his heinous crimes.
Under intense interrogation, the suspect reluctantly uttered confessions that implicated his accomplices.
The politician's confessions of an extramarital affair shocked the public and tarnished his reputation.
The priest heard his parishioner's confessions, offering absolution for their sins.
