final confession
Dying person's revelation
A final confession is a statement of guilt, wrongdoing, or secret truth made at the end of one's life or at a decisive moment when concealment no longer matters.
The phrase often appears in religious contexts—a dying person confessing sins to a priest—but extends to any last-minute revelation: In his final confession, he admitted to the affair.
The finality implies no opportunity for follow-up or consequences, lending weight to what's disclosed.
- deathbedDying person's resting place
- death bedDying person's resting place
- last wordsTerminal utterance
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- priestOne who performs sacraments
dying breath · last rites · Catholic priest · whispered · secret · guilt · dark secret · dying · forgiveness · sin · truth · unburdening · clear conscience · make peace · remorse · revelation · sacrament · mortal sin
- happy endingshappy ending, fairy tale ending, happily ever after, true ending, love conquers all
- swan songsswan song, last performance, farewell concert, farewell tour, closing act