Confession

Confession

Definition: A declaration or an acknowledgment, either publicly or in private, (1) of what a person believes or (2) of his sins.

con⋅fes⋅sion

  [kuhn-fesh-uhn] Show IPA

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–noun

1.	acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence.

2.	acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, esp. to a priest to obtain absolution.

3.	something that is confessed.

4.	a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.

5.	Also called confession of faith. a formal profession of belief and acceptance of doctrines, as before being admitted to church membership.

6.	the tomb of a martyr or confessor or the altar or shrine connected with it.

Origin: 1350–1400;

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