Defenition of the word confession

• Defenition of the word confession

  • The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
  • (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
  • a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
  • an admission of misdeeds or faults
  • a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
  • a public declaration of your faith
  • the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

Synonyms for the word confession

• • acknowledgment
  • admission
  • affirmation
  • assertion
  • declaration
  • declaration of guilt
  • profession
  • statement

Similar words in the confession

• • confession
  • confession's
  • confessional
  • confessionals
  • confessions

Hyponyms for the word confession

• • Augsburg Confession
  • self-accusation
  • self-condemnation
  • shrift

Hypernyms for the word confession

• • admission
  • church doctrine
  • creed
  • declaration
  • document
  • gospel
  • papers
  • penance
  • religious doctrine
  • written document

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