TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
confession, s. 1 Admháil (faoi, i). By general confession, mar admhaíonn an saol mór. 2 Ecc: Faoistin f. Auricular confession, faoistin cluaise. The seal of confession, séala m na faoistine. To go to confession, dul chun faoistine. To hear s.o.'s confession, faoistin duine a éisteacht. 3 Confession of faith, dearbhú m creidimh.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Auricular confession, faoistin bhéil.
Death-bed confession, faoistin an bháis.
To extract a confession from s.o., a chur d'fhiacha ar dhuine é féin a chiontú.
Ecc: General confession, (i) faoistin choiteann; (ii) faoistin bheatha.
To tear a confession from s.o., admháil a tharraingt, a fháscadh, as duine.
To torture s.o.'s words into a confession of guilt, caint duine a chur as a riocht, a chasadh, le hadmháil chiontachta a dhéanamh di.
He made a voluntary confession of guilt, d'admhaigh sé uaidh féin go raibh sé ciontach.