confesses

P40219
predicate

Indicates that one entity openly admits or acknowledges something, typically a wrongdoing, secret, or previously concealed fact, to another entity.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
confessesTo 36
confesses canonical 6
confessed 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: confesses
Generated description
Indicates that one entity openly admits or acknowledges something, typically a wrongdoing, secret, or previously concealed fact, to another entity.

Sample triples (45)

Subject Object
Article XXXI Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross that Christ’s death is a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice ⓘ
Confession de foi du chrétien salvation by grace through faith ⓘ
Confession de foi du chrétien final authority of the Bible in matters of faith and practice ⓘ
Whip Whitaker being drunk on the day of the crash via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Whip Whitaker being an alcoholic via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Pozdnyshev killing his wife in a fit of jealousy ⓘ
Laertes Hamlet via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Montresor an unnamed listener via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Mrs. Reed concealing John Eyre’s letter ⓘ
Friar Laurence Prince Escalus via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Lancel Lannister (TV adaptation) High Sparrow via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Caderousse Abbé Busoni via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
John Doe (Se7en)
linked to: John Doe in Se7en
Detective David Mills via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
John Doe (Se7en)
linked to: John Doe in Se7en
Detective William Somerset via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
John Doe (Se7en)
linked to: John Doe
series of seven-sin murders via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Amans Genius via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Walter Neff Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Peter Jesus as the Christ ⓘ
linked to: Christ of faith
Karl Childers Vaughan Cunningham via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Nathanael Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel via predicate surface "confessed" ⓘ
Eugene Porter lying about having a cure via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Tajōmaru killing Takehiro via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Tajōmaru assaulting Masago via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Elmo Blatch Tommy Williams via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Wee-Bey Brice multiple murders via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Iachimo Posthumus Leonatus via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Iachimo King Cymbeline via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: Cymbeline
Constance de Beverley abbess of St. Hilda’s via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Jefferson Hope Sherlock Holmes via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
Jefferson Hope Dr. John Watson via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: John Watson
Justine Moritz murder of William Frankenstein via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Alexander Portnoy psychoanalyst via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Jonathan Small Sherlock Holmes via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
Jonathan Small Dr. John Watson via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson
Borachio Conrade via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Borachio Watchmen of Messina via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
linked to: Watch of Messina
Mark (Love Actually) Juliet (Love Actually) via predicate surface "confessesLoveTo" ⓘ
Humbert Humbert murder of Clare Quilty via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Humbert Humbert sexual crimes against Dolores Haze via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Ed Boone killing Wellington via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Ed Boone Christopher Boone via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Conrade Dogberry via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Thomas the Apostle "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28) via predicate surface "confessed" ⓘ
Pardoner preaching only for money via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ
Pardoner selling false relics via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ