1. formal statements admitting guilt, wrongdoing, or embarrassing facts
Usage: plural of confession
2. private revelations of one’s sins to a priest in the sacrament of penance
Usage: religious context
3. intimate personal revelations or autobiographical accounts
Usage: often in literary contexts

Examples

• The suspect’s confessions led to his conviction.
• She wrote her confessions in a private diary.
• The priest heard confessions every Saturday afternoon.
• His confessions about his past mistakes surprised everyone.
• The book contains the confessions of a former spy.
• Police obtained confessions from three witnesses.
• The celebrity’s confessions shocked her fans.