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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=confessio confessionis N F :: confession, creed, avowal of belief/faith; acknowledgement of Christ; suffering<br />confessio confessio confessionis N F :: praise, thanksgivng; (Vulgate)<br />confessio confessio confessionis N F :: confession, acknowledgement; (act implying) admission (of guilt); proof, token
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>confessĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[confiteor]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[confession]], [[acknowledgment]].<br /><b>I</b> In gen. (in [[good]] [[prose]]; esp. freq. in Cic. and Quint.), [[with]] gen. obj.: errati sui, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33: ignorationis, id. Ac. 1, 12, 44; cf.: inscitiae suae, Quint. 2, 11, 2: captae pecuniae, Cic. Clu. 53, 148: culpae, Liv. 21, 18, 5; 36, 27, 6: paenitentiae, Quint. 11, 1, 76: vitiorum, Tac. A. 2, 33: facinoris, Suet. Tib. 19. —In plur.: cum ad vos indicia, litteras, confessiohes [[communis]] exitii detuli, Cic. Sest. 69, 145.—With acc. and inf.: ea erat [[confessio]] [[caput]] rerum Romam esse, Liv. 1, 45, 3; so id. 2, 7, 7; 42, 47, 8 al.—With pron. pers.: sua, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104; 2, 5, 64, § 166; Liv 28, 40, 11: confessionibus suis, Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 15.—With gen. subj.: illorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 103: inimicorum, id. Red. Quir. 1, 1: omnium, Vell. 2, 43: [[illa]] Ciceronis, Quint. 11, 1, 44: adversarii, id. 4, 4, 4; cf. ipsorum, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18 al.: extera corporum indubitatas confessiones habent, i. e. proofs of the [[healing]] [[power]] (of assafœtida), id. 22, 23, 49, § 103.—With de and abl.: [[immo]] si actionem stultissimasque de se, nefarias de patre confessiones audisses? Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 2: ipsorum de somno piscium [[confessio]], Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 18.—With abstr. subjects: ea confessionem faciunt, non defensionem, [[Cato]] ap. Gell. 7, 3, 15.—<br /><b>II</b> Esp.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> As a [[fig]]. of [[speech]], Quint. 9, 2, 17; 12, 1, 33.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In eccl. Lat.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[creed]], [[avowal]] of [[belief]]: fidei, Greg. M. Ep. 7, 5: nostra, Vulg. Heb. 3, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An [[acknowledgment]] of Christ.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In gen., Vulg. Rom. 10, 10.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Esp., an [[acknowledgment]] of Christ under [[torture]]; and [[hence]], transf., [[torture]], [[suffering]] for [[religion]]'s [[sake]], Lact. Mort. Pers. 1 init.>
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>cōnfessĭō</b>,¹⁰ ōnis, f. ([[confiteor]]),<br /><b>1</b> aveu, confession : alicujus [[rei]] Cic. Div. 1, 33, etc., aveu de qqch. ; alicujus Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 103, l’aveu de qqn ; urgetur confessione sua Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 104, il [[est]] accablé par son propre aveu ; [[confessio]] de [[aliqua]] re Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 2 ; Plin. 9, 18, aveu au sujet de qqch. &#124;&#124; [fig. de rhét.] : Quint. 9, 2, 17 ; 12, 1, 33<br /><b>2</b> action de convenir de, reconnaissance : ea erat [[confessio]], [[caput]] rerum Romam [[esse]] Liv. 1, 45, 3, c’était reconnaître que Rome était la [[capitale]] (2, 7, 7 ; 42, 47, 8 ) ; confessionem cedentis ac detrectantis [[certamen]] [[pro]] [[victoria]] habui Liv. 21, 40, 2, j’ai considéré comme une victoire l’aveu qu’il faisait en se retirant et en refusant le combat.||[fig. de rhét.] : Quint. 9, 2, 17 ; 12, 1, 33<br /><b>2</b> action de convenir de, reconnaissance : ea erat [[confessio]], [[caput]] rerum Romam [[esse]] Liv. 1, 45, 3, c’était reconnaître que Rome était la [[capitale]] (2, 7, 7 ; 42, 47, 8 ) ; confessionem cedentis ac detrectantis [[certamen]] [[pro]] [[victoria]] habui Liv. 21, 40, 2, j’ai considéré comme une victoire l’aveu qu’il faisait en se retirant et en refusant le combat.
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{{Georges
|georg=cōnfessio, ōnis, f. ([[confiteor]]), das Eingeständnis, [[Zugeständnis]], das [[Geständnis]], I) eig.: a) übh., Cic. u.a.: alqm ad confessionem compellere, Suet.: [[confessio]] cruciatu exprimitur, Suet.: ea confessionem faciunt ([[legen]] ab), [[non]] defensionem, [[Cato]] fr. – m. subj. Genet. od. Pron. poss., c. illorum, Cic.: c. [[vultus]] ac [[vocis]], Quint.: confessione suā urgeri, Cic.: im Plur., [[Lentulus]] [[patefactus]] indiciis et confessionibus [[suis]], Cic. Cat. 3, 15: se ipsos turpissimis confessionibus produnt, Plin. ep. 8. 18, 3. – m. obj. Genet., c. [[simplex]] veritatis, Val. Max.: [[simplex]] veri erroris, Cels.: c. inscitiae suae, Quint.: c. errati [[sui]], Cic.: c. facti, Cic.: c. pecuniae captae, Cic.: adducere alqm ad ignorationis confessionem, Cic.: exprimere ab alqo confessionem culpae, Liv.: tormentis exprimere confessionem cogitati facinoris, Suet.: im Plur., ad iudices indicia, litteras, confessiones [[communis]] exitii deferre, Cic. Sest. 145. – m. subj. u. obj. Genet., Rhodiensium culpae c., Gell. 6 (7), 3, 24. – m. Ang. in betreff wessen? [[man]] eingesteht, [[durch]] de u. Abl., [[immo]] si actionem stultissimasque de se, nefarias de patre confessiones audisses? Cael. in Cic. ep. 8, 8, 2: ipsorum de somno piscium [[confessio]], Plin. 9, 18. – b) [[als]] rhet. [[Figur]], Quint. 9, 2, 17; 12, 1, 33. – II) übtr., das Eingeständnis, [[Geständnis]], Bekenntnis ([[bes]]. der [[Furcht]], der [[Schwäche]]), das [[man]] [[durch]] eine [[Tatsache]] ablegt, die [[Anerkennung]] (s. Fabri Liv. 21, 40, 2), tacitā confessione [[victus]], Liv.: c. fidei, Glaubensbekenntnis, Eccl.: timoris confessionem (hosti) exprimere, Liv. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., ea erat [[confessio]] ([[hierin]] lag das G.) [[caput]] rerum Romam [[esse]], Liv.: confessionem factam ([[man]] habe das G. abgelegt, habe eingestanden, [[anerkannt]]) populi [[quam]] consulis maiestatem vimque maiorem [[esse]], Liv.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=confessio, onis. f. :: 承認。吿解。Audire confessiones 聽神工。
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