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1 confess
1. transitive verb1) zugeben; gestehen2) (Eccl.) beichten2. intransitive verb1)2) (Eccl.) beichten ( to somebody jemandem)* * *[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed( to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) gestehen- academic.ru/15164/confession">confession- confessional
- confessor* * *con·fess[kənˈfes]I. vi1. (admit) zugeben, gestehen▪ to \confess to sth etw gestehen▪ to \confess having done sth gestehen, etw getan zu habento \confess to a crime ein Verbrechen gestehen▪ to \confess to sb that... jdm gestehen, dass...2. REL beichtenII. vt1. (admit)▪ to \confess sth etw zugeben [o gestehen]the director has \confessed himself puzzled by the company's losses der Direktor räumte ein, angesichts der Firmenverluste vor einem Rätsel zu stehen2. REL▪ to \confess sth [to sb] [jdm] etw beichtento \confess one's sins seine Sünden bekennento \confess one's sins to a priest einem Priester seine Sünden beichten* * *[kən'fes]1. vt2. vi1) (= admit) gestehen (to +acc)to confess to sth — etw gestehen, sich zu etw bekennen
if you did it, you might as well confess — wenn du es warst, warum gestehst du es (dann) nicht?
to confess to sb/to sth — jdm/etw (acc) beichten
* * *confess [kənˈfes]A v/t1. bekennen, (ein)gestehen:confess a debt eine Schuld anerkennen;confess doing sth (ein)gestehen, etwas getan zu haben;confess o.s. guilty of sth sich einer Sache schuldig bekennena) beichtenconfess s.o4. BIBEL und poet offenbaren, kundtunB v/i1. (to) (ein)gestehen (akk), sich schuldig bekennen (gen, an dat), beichten (akk), sich bekennen (zu):confess to doing sth (ein)gestehen, etwas getan zu haben;he has confessed JUR er hat gestanden, er ist geständig2. RELa) beichten ( to sb jemandem)b) die Beichte abnehmen oder hören* * *1. transitive verb1) zugeben; gestehen2) (Eccl.) beichten2. intransitive verb1)2) (Eccl.) beichten ( to somebody jemandem)* * *v.beichten v.bekennen v.gestehen v.zugeben v. -
2 confess
A vtr1 avouer, confesser [crime, truth, mistake] ; avouer, reconnaître [desire, liking, weakness] ; to confess that avouer que ; I must confess I don't like him j'avoue qu'il ne me plaît pas ;2 Relig [penitent] confesser, se confesser de [sins] ; [heretic etc] confesser [faith, belief] ; [priest] ( hear confession of) confesser.B vi1 ( admit) avouer ; to confess to a crime avouer (avoir commis) un crime ; to confess to a liking for sth avouer avoir un faible pour qch ;2 Relig se confesser.
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Priest-penitent privilege in France — and the western portion of Europe received public recognition at a very early date owing to the perceived sacredness of the Seal of the Confessional.HistoryEarly writingsAmong the Capitularies of Charlemagne, the first capitulary of the year 813… … Wikipedia
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Priest-penitent privilege in pre-Reformation England — The doctrine of priest penitent privilege does not apply in the UK. However, before the Reformation, England was a Roman Catholic country and the Seal of the Confessional had great authority in the English courts.Anglo Saxon EnglandIn Anglo Saxon … Wikipedia
Priest-penitent privilege in the UK — The doctrine of priest penitent privilege does not apply in English law as privileged communication is granted solely in the context of legal advice obtained from a professional adviser. [ Halsbury s Laws of England (2002)] [McNicol (1992) p.… … Wikipedia
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priest-penitent privilege — In evidence, the recognition of the seal of confession which bars testimony as to the contents of a communication from one to his confessor. Nearly all states provide for this privilege by statute … Black's law dictionary
priest-penitent privilege — noun the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges • Hypernyms: ↑privilege … Useful english dictionary
penitent — I adjective apologetic, atoning, awakened, chastened, compunctious, conciliatory, conscience smitten, conscience stricken, contrite, expiatory, full of regrets, humble, making amends, penitential, piacular, plagued by conscience, propiatory,… … Law dictionary
penitent — adjective feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong. noun a person who repents their sins. ↘(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
