confession

名词 confession:

1. an admission of misdeeds or faults
2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
3. (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
4. a public declaration of your faith
5. a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

1. Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin.
   天主教徒透过告解以获得赦罪[净化灵魂]。
2. The police tricked him into making a confession.
   警察哄骗他作了招认。
3. By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.
   他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。
4. The priest made a deathbed confession.
   牧师做了临终忏悔。
5. The police tried to twist his words into a confession.
   警察试图曲解他的话，使之成为有罪的招供。
6. After confession he feels a little better and can sleep at ease.
   忏悔之后他觉得好过一点，并且能安眠了。

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n.（名词）
The act or process of confessing.
供认：供认的过程或行为
Something confessed, especially disclosure of one`s sins to a priest for absolution.
忏悔：供认的事情，尤指向神父忏悔自己的罪行以寻求解脱
A written or an oral statement acknowledging guilt, made by one who has been accused or charged with an offense.
供认状：由被控告或指控的人作出的承认罪行的书面或口头声明
An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith; a creed.
信条：对特定宗教教义信仰的声明；教义
A church or group of worshipers adhering to a specific creed.
基督教团体（派别）：一群坚持特定教义的崇拜者或教堂