meaning of confession
1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to ones self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of ones faith.
3. The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Roman Catholic Church the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Related Words
confession | confession of judgement | confession of judgment | confessional | confessionalism | confessionalist | confessionary | confessionist |
