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Confessions

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  1. The title of two well-known autobiographies: that of Augustine from the fourth century, describing his early years and his conversion to Christianity, and that of the eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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“Bringing Confessions II back to where it began was such a thrill,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Madonna has officially announced that her next album will be a sequel to 2005's Confessions On A Dancefloor, the club-focused record that produced hits like Sorry and the Abba-sampling Hung Up.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The city was the one-time home of Augustine, whose autobiographical "Confessions" is a seminal work within the Christian tradition.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Lizzie, who bought The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, says it is "very moving" for her book to have an inscription.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

I pretended like I had important business in my locker while Alyx and Julia discussed True Confessions at Rachel’s house last night.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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