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 |
| confessesLoveTo | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
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airline pilot Whip Whitaker
surface form:
Whip Whitaker
|
being drunk on the day of the crash via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
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airline pilot Whip Whitaker
surface form:
Whip Whitaker
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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" ⓘ |
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John Doe in Se7en
surface form:
John Doe (Se7en)
|
Detective David Mills via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
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John Doe in Se7en
surface form:
John Doe (Se7en)
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Detective William Somerset via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
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John Doe
surface form:
John Doe (Se7en)
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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" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Peter | Jesus as the Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Karl Childers | Vaughan Cunningham via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Wee-Bey Brice | multiple murders via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
| Iachimo | Posthumus Leonatus via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Iachimo | King Cymbeline via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Constance de Beverley | abbess of St. Hilda’s via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
| Jefferson Hope | Sherlock Holmes via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jefferson Hope | Dr. John Watson via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Justine Moritz | murder of William Frankenstein via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Alexander Portnoy | psychoanalyst via predicate surface "confessesTo" ⓘ |
| Jonathan Small | Sherlock Holmes via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jonathan Small | Dr. John Watson via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Borachio | Conrade via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Borachio | Watchmen of Messina via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Mark (Love Actually) is secretly in love with Luke's wife Juliet
surface form:
Mark (Love Actually)
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Juliet (Love Actually) via predicate surface "confessesLoveTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Conrade | Dogberry via predicate surface "confessesTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic
surface form:
Thomas the Apostle
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"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" ⓘ |