confession
/kʌnfˈɛʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
an admission of misdeeds or faults
Noun
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Noun
a public declaration of your faith
Noun
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
More General Terms
admission
church doctrine
creed
declaration
document
gospel
papers
penance
religious doctrine
written document