Definition of confessions Confessions

/kʌnfɛˈʃʌnz/ - [kunfeshunz] -

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Noun Plural: confessions
confession - (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
		penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
		church of rome, roman catholic church, roman church, western church, roman catholic the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
confession - an admission of misdeeds or faults
		admission the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
confession - a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
		papers, written document, document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
		church doctrine, religious doctrine, creed, gospel the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
confession - a public declaration of your faith

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confession (Noun)
The open admittance of having done something especially of something bad.
confession (Noun)
The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. Now termed the sacrament of reconciliation .

confession (n.)
Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
confession (n.)
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
confession (n.)
The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
confession (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.
confession (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.

confession
A statement tending to establish the guilt or liability of the person making the statement.
confession
The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.