confessing

kənˈfɛsɪŋ
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Translation of confessing into German,

Noun

1.

admission

act of admitting to a wrongdoing or truth
  • His confessing was a relief to everyone involved.Sein Geständnis war eine Erleichterung für alle Beteiligten.
2.

religion

TECH.
process of admitting sins to a priest or God
TECH.
Beichten nGeständnis nSündenbekenntnis
  • Confessing is an important part of the ritual.Beichten ist ein wichtiger Teil des Rituals.

Adjective

1.

honesty

admitting to a wrongdoing or truth
  • He had a confessing look on his face.Er hatte einen geständigen Ausdruck im Gesicht.
2.

religion

revealing personal beliefs or faith
bekenntnisfreudig bekenntnishaft
  • She had a confessing nature about her spirituality.Sie hatte eine bekenntnisfreudige Art in Bezug auf ihre Spiritualität.
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Synonyms and analogies of confessing in English

Examples of confessing in a sentence

  • Her confessing brought peace to the family.
  • Confessing to God brought her peace.
  • His confessing was done in private.
  • The confessing tone in his voice was undeniable.
  • Her confessing eyes revealed the truth.
  • His confessing attitude inspired others at church.
confess
kənˈfɛs
Verb
tr./intr.
1.

reveal secrets

reveal personal thoughts or feelings
  • He confessed his deepest fears to his friend..Er gestand seinem Freund seine tiefsten Ängste
2.

legal

admit to a crime or wrongdoing
  • He confessed to the robbery.Er gestand den Raub.
3.

religion

admit sins to a priest for forgiveness
  • He confessed his sins to the priest.Er beichtete dem Priester seine Sünden.
4.

faith

Rare
acknowledge faith or belief in something
Rare
  • She confessed her belief in the cause.Sie bekannte ihren Glauben an die Sache.

Expressions with confess: examples in English and translations in German

aufgeben
kapitulieren
After hours of arguing, he had to confess defeat.
seine Sünden beichten
seine Sünden gestehen
He went to the priest to confess his sins.
ich muss gestehen
I must confess, I completely forgot about your birthday.
sich geschlagen geben
After hours of debate, he finally confessed himself beaten.

Translations of "confessing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasBekennennn.

The vocabulary of silence is also more important than confessing.

Die Kunst des Schweigens ist also wichtiger als das Bekennen.

dieBeichtenf.

After confessing, she felt a profound sense of being in a state of grace.

Nach der Beichte fühlte sie ein tiefgreifendes Gefühl, in einem Zustand der Gnade zu sein.

dasGeständnisnn.

After confessing to the crime, he knew his fate was sealed.

Nach dem Geständnis seiner Tat wusste er, dass sein Schicksal besiegelt war.

dasBekenntnisnn.

She sated it even more by concretely confessing her sins.

Und sie stillte ihn noch mehr mit dem Bekenntnis ihrer konkreten Sünden.

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Other translations for confessing:

  • Bekennenden
  • gestehen

confessing: Examples and translations in context

We must pull back the drape by confessing and repenting.

Wir müssen den Vorhang aufziehen, indem wir bekennen und bereuen.

At the retreat, participants learned the importance of confessing their sins openly.

Bei der Einkehr lernten die Teilnehmer die Bedeutung, ihre Sünden offen zu bekennen.

Sinners are not redeemed just by confessing their sins.

Sünder werden nicht erlöst, indem sie ihre Taten bekennen.

Faith generally leads to confessing sin through repentance.

Glaube zieht gemeinhin das Bekennen von Sünde durch Buße und Umkehr nach sich.

And this approach can now be confessing or rejecting.

Und diese Einstellung kann nur Bekennen oder Ablehnen sein.

Instead of confessing his sin he made excuses.

Anstatt seine Sünde zu bekennen, machte er Ausreden.

Such should make thorough work in confessing their errors and leaving them forever.

Solche sollten gründliche Arbeit tun, indem sie ihre Fehler bekennen und sie für immer lassen.

After years of hiding, she found peace in confessing her past mistakes to her friend.

Nach Jahren des Versteckens fand sie Frieden darin, ihre vergangenen Fehler ihrer Freundin zu beichten.

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