make a clean breast of; " She confessed that she had taken the money"

confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.

To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment.

To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a priest.

To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest.

To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience.

To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.

Disclose the state of one's conscience to a priest; of a priest, to hear a confession; to make an acknowledgment; with to.

To acknowledge fully, especially something wrong: to own or admit: to make known, as sins to a priest: to hear a confession, as a priest.

To make confession.

To acknowledge; to own; to make known; to hear a confession.

To acknowledge; own; admit, as a fault or error.

To avow.

To disclose; reveal.

To make acknowledgment.

To acknowledge or own a crime; to acknowledge sins; to hear the confession of; to admit.

To make confession; to disclose faults.

To admit or own; to acknowledge, as a crime or fault; to disclose or avow; to admit or assent to as true; to hear the confession of another, as a Roman Catholic priest does.

Is Mr. Simpkins really out, or is he simply in bed and ashamed to confess it? – The Simpkins Plot by George A. Birmingham

I got up at five o'clock this morning to finish it, and I must confess I am proud of it. – The Green Satin Gown by Laura E. Richards

I confess I wish that it were all over. – Cinq Mars, Complete by Alfred de Vigny Last Updated: March 3, 2009

There is nothing to forgive, as you will some day confess. – Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon

I took the money, and I am ashamed to confess it. – East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood

I will confess that up to the moment. – Three Comedies by Björnstjerne M. Björnson Commentator: R. Farquharson Sharp

I confess that I am pleased with you, sir. – The Land of the Changing Sun by William N. Harben

Confess now, don't you feel a little better? – Abroad with the Jimmies by Lilian Bell

I could not make up my mind what I ought to do; but I so much wanted to confess myself wrong, and ask you to forgive me. – Footsteps of Fate by Louis Couperus

Well, I confess I cannot make it out- at present, he said; Vellacott has written to us only on business matters. – The Slave Of The Lamp by Henry Seton Merriman

Would I confess the truth to him myself? – The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green

O Lord, I will go straight to them, and confess, and ask them to forgive me! – Standards of Life and Service by T. H. Howard

But she did confess that it was so. – An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope

He had to confess that he suggested the whole thing, and he is to go this morning. – The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed

I may as well confess it now. – The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking

I felt obliged to confess that it was not more than two hundred dollars. – The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson

I confess I am curious to know how it came to England again, after Forge took it again to the Far East. – The Mandarin's Fan by Fergus Hume

I'll confess that I did not intend to waste my breath in talking with you. – When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day

Confess now, Esther, you are not a bit pleased about all this money! – Esther A Book for Girls by Rosa Nouchette Carey