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Confessions

Cultural  
  1. The title of two well-known autobiographies: that of Augustine from the fourth century, describing his early years and his conversion to Christianity, and that of the eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.


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I do not want it understood that the Catholic Church has advised me to make these public disclosures and confessions.

From Literature

Wilder, now a professor at Georgetown University, notes that the fallout is far from over, as Zhang and other senior officers are likely being “sweated” in detention centers to produce confessions and reveal their wider patronage networks, suggesting a much deeper wave of political cleansing to come.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duvall’s legacy includes a wide range of films, from “True Grit” to “True Confessions.”

From Los Angeles Times

She co-hosts Confessions, a monthly reading series.

From Los Angeles Times

It said Mohammadi "was forced to make self-incriminating confessions in the investigation phase which he later retracted in court", but the court then rejected this.

From Barron's