Confession

[kən'feʃ(ə)n] or [kən'fɛʃən]

Definition

(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 written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party.

(noun.) the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century).

(noun.) a public declaration of your faith.

(noun.) an admission of misdeeds or faults.

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Definition

(n.) Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

(n.) Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.

(n.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.

(n.) A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

(n.) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Acknowledgment, admission, avowal.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Creed, catechism, articles, doctrines, tenets, profession, declaration,subscription

ANT:Heresy, apostacy, protest, condemnation, refutation, index, renunciation,abjuration

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