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confesar

Pronunciation: /konfeˈsaɾ/

“confesar” is a Spanish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to confess, to come clean about
  2. to confess, to come clean
  3. to hear confession

In Spanish

  1. Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos.
  2. Revelar una verdad o situación propia antes oculta, secreta o desconocida.
  3. Declarar los pecados de uno ante el sacerdote dentro del sacramento de la confesión, para obtener el perdón divino.
  4. Oír los pecados de alguien dentro del sacramento de la confesión.

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin cōnfessāre.

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