Definitions
1.verbTo admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed."I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"
2.verbTo acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
3.verbTo unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
4.verbTo hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
5.verbTo disclose or reveal.
6.adjectiveWhich one admits or avows.