Confession - Confession

Japanese: 告白 - こくはく

[1] 〘 noun 〙① To express one's true thoughts or secrets without hiding anything. ※Go to war, go to war (1904)〈Anesaki Chofu〉"Eloquence is not about skillful speech or playing with gestures, it is merely a confession of self-confidence" 〔Jin Shu - Biography of Xu Miao〕② To announce to the world. Advertisement. ※Newspaper magazine - Issue 18, October 1871 (Meiji 4) "Confession〈abbreviation〉From September 19th, Meiji 4, I opened a private school and taught English"③ In Christianity, to declare one's faith or to confess past sins and ask God for forgiveness. ※Praise Songs (around 1903) Table of Contents "The Life of a Believer〈abbreviation〉Repentance Confession"[2][1] (Original title Confessiones) Religious literature. 13 volumes. Written by Augustine. Published around 400. Focusing on autobiographical recollections leading up to his conversion, the work reflects on his life and expresses gratitude and praise for God's blessings. It presents the philosophy and religious thought of the late Roman Empire and is considered a masterpiece of confessional literature. The Confessions. [2] (Original title: Les Confessions) An autobiography. Two parts, 12 chapters. Written by Rousseau. Written between 1765 and 1770, and published posthumously. It traces the development of his inner self from his birth until he left the island of Saint-Pierre in 1766. It frankly describes his rigorous self-reflection and intense self-awareness and is considered a masterpiece of confessional literature. The Confessions. Penitences.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 心の中に思っていたことや秘密にしていたことなどを隠さないでありのまま告げること。※戦へ、大に戦へ（1904）〈姉崎嘲風〉「雄弁とは辞令を巧にし身振りを弄するの謂でない、自信を告白するに過ぎない」〔晉書‐徐邈伝〕② 世間に告げ知らせること。広告。※新聞雑誌‐一八号・明治四年（1871）一〇月「告白〈略〉明治四年辛未九月十九日よりして予私塾を開き英学を教授す」③ キリスト教で、自分の信仰を表明したり、過去の罪を告げて神の許しを乞うたりすること。※讚美歌（1903頃）目次「信徒の生涯〈略〉悔改告白」[2][一] (原題Confessiones) 宗教文学書。一三巻。アウグスティヌス著。四〇〇年頃成立。回心にいたるまでの自叙伝的回想を中心に、自分の生活を反省し、神の恩恵に対する感謝と賛美を語ったもの。ローマ帝政末期の哲学、宗教思想が示され、告白文学の傑作とされる。告白録。[二] (原題Les Confessions) 自伝。二部一二編。ルソー著。一七六五～七〇年成立、死後、刊行された。誕生から一七六六年サンピエール島を去るまでの内面的自己形成の跡をたどったもの。厳しい自己省察と強烈な自我意識とが赤裸々に語られ、告白文学の傑作とされる。告白録。懺悔録。

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