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Thursday, January 14, 2010

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
–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;
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.

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