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confessione

confession

noun kon-fes-SYOH-neh Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Origin: Latin confessio (confiteri, to acknowledge)

Also means

denomination

Usage Note

Confessione is feminine and pluralises to confessioni. It covers three main uses: a legal or personal admission (una confessione di colpa), the Catholic sacrament of Confession (andare a confessione, to go to confession), and a religious denomination (una confessione cristiana). The last sense is common in Italian public discourse about religious pluralism.

Examples

"Ha rilasciato una confessione alla polizia."

Natural Translation

He gave a confession to the police.

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