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Definition: Confession |
ConfessionNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "confession" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Confession \Con*fes"sion\, noun. [French expression confession, from Latin expression confessio.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Confession (1) An open profession of faith (Luke 12:8). (2.) An acknowledment of sins to God (Lev. 16:21; Ezra 9:5-15; Dan. 9:3-12), and to a neighbour whom we have wronged (James 5:16; Matt. 18:15). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Confession John of Nepomuc, canon of Prague, suffered death rather than violate the seal of confession. The Emperor Wenceslas ordered him to be thrown off a bridge into the Moldau, because he refused to reveal the confession of the empress. He was canonised as St. John Nepomucen. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: ConfessionSynonym: Acknowledgment. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Assent | Noun: assent, assentment; acquiescence, admission; nod; accord, concord, concordance; agreement; affirmance, affirmation; recognition, acknowledgment, avowal; confession of faith. |
Disclosure | Acknowledgment, avowal; confession, confessional; shrift. |
Penitence | Acknowledgment, confession; (disclosure); apology; recantation; penance; resipiscence. |
Rite | Verb: perform service, do duty, minister, officiate, baptize, dip, sprinkle; anoint, confirm, lay hands on; give the sacrament, administer the sacrament; administer extreme unction; hear confession, administer holy penance, shrive; excommunicate, ban with bell book and candle. |
Seven sacraments, impanation, subpanation, extreme unction, viaticum, invocation of saints, canonization, transfiguration, auricular confession; maceration, flagellation, sackcloth and ashes; penance; (atonement); telling of beads, processional; thurification, incense, holy water, aspersion. | |
Attend services, attend mass, go to mass, hear mass; take the sacrament, receive the sacrament, receive communion, attend the sacrament, partake of the sacrament, partake of communion; communicate; receive extreme unction; confess, go to confession, receive penance; anele. | |
Theology | Noun: theology (natural and revealed); theogony, theosophy; divinity; hagiology, hagiography; Caucasian mystery; monotheism; religion; religious persuasion, religious sect, religious denomination; creed; (belief); article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith, confession of faith. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It has been two months since my last confession. (Moonstruck; writing credit: John Patrick Shanley. Starring Cher as Loretta Castorini and Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri.) It has been three days since my last confession. (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott) I have a confession to make to you: Baron, you are a crook. (Trouble in Paradise; writing credit: Aladar Laszlo; Grover Jones) Would you be willing to beat a confession out of a suspect you knew to be guilty? (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland) You're going to go to confession tomorrow. (American Family; writing credit: Fririk r Fririksson; Einar Kárason) | |
Lyrics | I'm here with my confession (Shape Of My Heart; performing artist: Backstreet Boys) Still my confession draws you near (Hook; performing artist: Blues Traveler) Confession needs to be made (Between You And Me; performing artist: DC Talk) This is a true confession of a life learned lesson I was sent here to share wit (Video; performing artist: India.Arie) Here is my confession (I Try; performing artist: Macy Gray) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Acts of Confession (1972) The Confession (1967) Confession (1956) Le Bon Dieu sans confession (1953) One Girl's Confession (1953) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Fac-simile of Mrs. Sickles's confession. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Peter De Vries | Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff -- it is a palliative rather than a remedy. |
Publilius Syrus | Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. |
St. Augustine | The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. |
Thomas Fuller | A generous confession disarms slander. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | No person, says the constitution, "shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court." (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Then, as we sat gazing into the fire, and conversation was lapsing into silence, he made a hurried confession. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She alone could testify against him, and convict him by her confession. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Perhaps he would go to confession to the minister. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Ki Hiu-wai, an accused drug smuggler, was reportedly interrogated for 50 straight hours in July before agreeing to sign a confession. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Saudi Arabia | Persons whose criticisms align them with an organized political opposition are subject to arrest and detention until they confess to a crime or sign a statement promising not to resume such criticisms, which is tantamount to a confession. (references) |
Uzbekistan | In 1999 the authorities arrested and convicted Khasanov's 70-year-old father after planting Hizb ut-Tahrir leaflets on him; he signed a confession after police forced him to watch them beat Ismail, and was serving 3 years in prison at year's end. (references) | |
Malaysia | In January 2000, the editor and printer of Harakah, the newspaper of the opposition Islamic party, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), were charged with sedition in connection with an 1999 Harakah article that quoted an opposition politician's comments on the confession of Sukma Darawaman, Anwar Ibrahim's codefendant in Anwar's sodomy trial. (references) | |
Human Rights | Japan | Confession is regarded as the first step in the rehabilitative process. (references) |
Cameroon | Leuwat denied the charge, and the policeman tortured Leuwat to extract a confession. (references) | |
Syria | The Jordanian court has rejected the allegations that Hijazi's confession was coerced. (references) | |
Minorities | Slovak Republic | On March 29, a Bratislava District Court found a 17-year-old skinhead, Tomas Bugar, guilty of committing a racially-motivated crime in 2000. He was not given a prison sentence because the judge cited mitigating circumstances, including the young age of the defendant, his apparent regret during the court procedures, and his confession. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death. Augustine Nicholas relates that a poor peasant who had been accused of sorcery was put to the torture to compel a confession. After enduring a few gentle agonies the suffering simpleton admitted his guilt, but naively asked his tormentors if it were not possible to be a sorcerer without knowing it. |
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| "Confession" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.35% of the time. "Confession" is used about 615 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.35% | 611 | 10,546 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.65% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 615 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "confession". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Abihud | N/A | Biblical | Confession |
| Hod | N/A | Biblical | Confession |
| Jadau | N/A | Biblical | His confession |
| Judah | N/A | Biblical | Confession |
| Judas | N/A | Biblical | Confession |
| Judith | N/A | Biblical | Confession |
| Judith | N/A | English | Confession |
| Judith | N/A | French | Confession |
| Judith | N/A | Jewish | Confession |
| Yehudah | N/A | Jewish | Confession |
| Yehudi | N/A | Jewish | Confession |
| Yudel | N/A | Jewish | Confession |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "confession": Augustan confession ♦ auricular confession ♦ Confession and avoidance ♦ confession of failure ♦ confession of faith ♦ confession of judgement ♦ confession of judgment ♦ dying confession ♦ General confession ♦ hear smb.'s confession ♦ make a confession ♦ Westminster Confession. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "confession"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | bieg (acknowledge, acknowledgement, admission, admit, confess, profess), belydenis (acknowledgement, admission), bekentenis (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rrëfim (account, narrative, recital, Rede, relation, shrift, story, tale), pranim (acceptance, acknowledgement, admission, admittance, avowal, reception, recipiency, recognition, recognizance, understanding), pohim (admission, affirmation, assertion, averment, avowal, claim, confirmation, contention, corroboration, maintenance, predicate, predication, proposition, reassurance, showing, testimony). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عقيدة (belief, credo, doctrine, dogma, tenet), طائفة (brotherhood, church, communion, congregation, denomination, fellowship, persuasion, religion, sect, sodality), جهر بالإيمان, إعتراف للكاهن, إعتراف (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, recognition, shrift). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | самопризнание, вероизповедание (creed, cult, denomination, dispensation, persuasion, profession), признание (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, profession, recognition), изповед (profession). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 自白書 , 坦白. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zpovìï, přiznání (acknowledgement, admission), konfese (denomination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skriftemål (acknowledgement, admission), bekendelse (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | confessie, gezindte, erkenning (acknowledgement, admission), biecht (acknowledgement, admission), belýdenis, bekentenis (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | konfeso, konfesio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | trúarjáttan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tunnustus (appreciation, creed, recognition), synnintunnustus, rippi (Communion), ripitys (lecture, talking to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | confession (congregation), aveu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | bycht (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | geständnis (acknowledgement, admission, avowal), bekenntnis (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, denomination, profession), eingeständnis (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission), beichte (acknowledgement, admission, shrift). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εξομολόγηση (shrift). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ו"וי (shrift), "תו"ות (shrift), "ו"א" (acknowledgment, admission, avowal, consent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyónás, beismerés (admission), vallomás (deposition, statement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengakuan (accreditation, acknowledgement, admission, avowal, recognization), akuan (admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | confessione (acknowledgement, admission, denomination, shrift). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 自白 (acknowledgement), 自供 , 表白 (expression), 白状 , "ち明け話 (confidential talk), 懺" (penitence, repentance), コン"ュータ"語 (combo, comfrey, competition, complement, complete, completion, complex, compliance, compliment, component, component stereo, component type, composer, composite, composite index, composition, compost, compote, compress, compressor, computation, computer communication, computerese, computing, computopia, computopolis, con brio, confection, confectionery, conference, configuration, conflict, conform, conformism, convention, convention bureau, convention center, convention hall, conventional, conveyor, conveyor system, convoy), 告白 (acknowledgement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ざ"' (penitence, repentance), ひょうはく (blanching, bleaching, drifting about, expression, roaming, wandering), さ"' (dying a glorious death, falling as flowers do, penitence, repentance), うちあけばなし (confidential talk), "くはく (acknowledgement, black and white, cruel, inhumane, right and wrong), コンフェッション , じきょう, じはく (acknowledgement), はくじょう (cold-hearted, cruel, heartless, unfeeling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | pengakuan (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feyshtyn (puzzle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | konfeshon (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onfessioncay wyznanie (acknowledgement, admission), przyznanie się. (various references) confissão (acknowledgement, admission, avowal), profissão de fé (profession of faith). (various references) credinţã (allegiance, belief, communion, confidence, constancy, conviction, creed, denomination, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, hope, illusion, loyalty, persuasion, religion, standpoint, trust), confesiune (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, avowal, communion, denomination, profession), spovedanie, recunoaştere (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, allowance, avowal, exploration, recognition, recognizance, reconnaissance, resipiscence, scout), mãrturisire (admission, avouchment, avowal, confidence, profession, recognizance), destãinuire (revelation). (various references) признание (acceptance of, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, avowal, profession, recognition). (various references) faoisid , faosaid, aidmheil (faith, religion). (various references) priznanje (accolade, acknowledgement, avowal, cognizance, ladle-out honors, recognition, tribute), ispovest. (various references) confesión (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, avowal, denomination, forgiveness, shrift), declaración (acknowledgement, admission, affirmation, agreement, announcement, bid, consent, contract, declaration, deposition, outbreak, outgiving, permission, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, protestation, registration, representation, return, statement, testimony, utterance). (various references) bikt (acknowledgement, admission), bekännelse (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, cognizance, creed, profession, religion), konfession (acknowledgement, admission). (various references) söyleme (articulation, mention, relation, saying, telling, utterance), itiraf (admission, avowal), ikrar (cognovit), günah çıkarma (sale of indulgences, shrift). (various references) визнання (acceptance, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, anagnorisis, avouchment, laurels, recognition), зізнання, покаяння (penitence). (various references) sự thú tội. (various references) cyffes, cyfaddefiad (admission), addefiad (admission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 10, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kardia gar pisteuetai eiV dikaiosunhn stomati de omologeitai eiV swthrian |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Corde enim creditur ad iustitiam ore autem confessio fit in salutem |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forþy hit is mid sefan þæt man geleafeð and is rihtwisod, and his is mid smærum þæt he bodeð and is gehæld. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For bi herte me bileueth to riytwisnesse, but bi mouth knowleching is maad to helthe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the belefe of the hert iustifieth: and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For with the heart man believeth to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation. |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 10, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Kay ang tawo magatoo diha sa iyang kasingkasing aron mamatarung siya; ug siya magasugid pinaagi sa iyang baba aron maluwas siya. |
| Chinese | 為 人 心 裡 相 信 、 就 可 以 稱 義 ． 口 裡 承 認 、 就 可 以 得 救 。 |
| Croatian | Doista, srcem vjerovati opravdava, a ustima ispovijedati spasava. |
| Danish | Thi med Hjertet tror man til Retfærdighed, og med Munden bekender man til Frelse. |
| Dutch | Want met het hart gelooft men ter rechtvaardigheid en met den mond belijdt men ter zaligheid. |
| Finnish | sillä sydämen uskolla tullaan vanhurskaaksi ja suun tunnustuksella pelastutaan. |
| French | Car c`est en croyant du coeur qu`on parvient la justice, et c`est en confessant de la bouche qu`on parvient au salut, selon ce que dit l`Écriture: |
| German | Denn so man von Herzen glaubt, so wird man gerecht; und so man mit dem Munde bekennt, so wird man selig. |
| Haitian Creole | Paske, lè yon moun gen konfyans tout bon nan kè l', se lè sa a Bondye fè l' gras. Lè yon moun deklare ak bouch li devan tout moun li gen konfyans nan Bondye, se lè sa a Bondye delivre li, |
| Hungarian | Mert szívvel hiszünk az igazságra, szájjal teszünk pedig vallást az idvességre. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Karena dengan hatinya orang percaya, sehingga Allah menerima dia sebagai orang yang berbaik dengan Allah. Dan dengan mulutnya orang mengaku, sehingga ia diselamatkan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena dengan hati orang percaya sehingga beroleh kebenaran, tetapi dengan mulut orang mengaku sehingga beroleh selamat. |
| Italian | Con il cuore infatti si crede per ottenere la giustizia e con la bocca si fa la professione di fede per avere la salvezza. |
| Latvian | Jo sirdî ticam, lai panâktu attaisnoðanu, bet ar muti apliecinâm, lai panâktu pestîðanu. |
| Maori | Ma te ngakau hoki kia whakapono ka tika ai; ma te mangai kia whakaae ka ora ai. |
| Norwegian | for med hjertet tror en til rettferdighet, og med munnen bekjenner en til frelse. |
| Portuguese | pois é com o coração que se crê para a justiça, e com a boca se faz confissão para a salvação. |
| Rumanian | Cqci prin credinya din inimq se capqtq neprihqnirea, wi prin mqrturisirea cu gura se ajunge la mkntuire, |
| Russian | ПФПНХ ЮФП УЕТ""ЕН ЧЕТХАФ Л ТБЧЕ"ОПУФЙ, Б ХУФБНЙ ЙУ ПЧЕ"ХАФ ЛП У БУЕОЙА. |
| Shuar | Kame Kristu Enentáimtakmin Yus "pénkeraitme" turamtatui Nuyá wenumjai "Jesukrístun Enentáimtajai" Tákum uwemprattame. |
| Swahili | Maana tunaamini kwa moyo na kukubaliwa kuwa waadilifu; na tunakiri kwa midomo yetu na kuokolewa. |
| Swedish | Ty genom hjärtats tro bliver man rättfärdig, och genom munnens bekännelse bliver man frälst. |
| Uma | Apa' mepangala' -ta hi Yesus hante nono-ta, alaa-na Alata'ala mpo'uli' kamonoa' -ta hi poncilo-na. Pai' tapangaku' Yesus hante wiwi-ta, alaa-na tehore-tamo ngkai huku' jeko' -ta. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "confession": confessional, confessionalism, confessionalisms, confessionalist, confessionalists, confessionally, confessionals, confessions. (additional references) | |
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"Confession" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conession, Confessio, Confessione, conffesion, confision, confussion, consession, Contessina. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "confession" (pronounced kunfe"shun) |
| 5 | -f e" sh u n | profession. |
| 4 | -e" sh u n | accession, aggression, compression, concession, decompression, depression, digression, discretion, expression, freshen, hessian, impression, indiscretion, intercession, misimpression, nonaggression, obsession, oppression, possession, precession, procession, progression, recession, regression, repossession, repression, secession, session, succession, suppression, transgression. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, potion, precaution, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, prognostication, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, representation, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-f-i-n-n-o-o-s-s" | |
-2 letters: confines, conioses. | |
-3 letters: cession, confess, confine, conines, cosines, foisons, ionones, oscines, sonnies. | |
-4 letters: conies, conine, conins, cosies, cosine, enosis, eosins, essoin, ficoes, foison, icones, ionone, noesis, noises, nonces, nooses, onions, oscine, ossein, scions, scones, sonics, sonsie. | |
-5 letters: cines, cions, coifs, coins, cones, conin, conns, coofs, coons, coses, cosie, eosin, fices, fines, finos, fiscs, foins. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-f-i-n-n-o-o-s-s" | |
+1 letter: confessions. | |
+2 letters: confessional. | |
+3 letters: confessionals. | |
+4 letters: confessionally. | |
+5 letters: confessionalism, confessionalist. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Derived from 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Bible Trace 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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