Definition of confession

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Confession (n.) Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.

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Criminal :: Criminal (n.) One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon..
Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist..
Formula :: Formula (n.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.
Penitencer :: Penitencer (n.) A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.
Confessionist :: Confessionist (n.) One professing a certain faith.
Symbolism :: Symbolics (n.) that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith; symbolism; -- called also symbolic.
Confession :: 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..
Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..
Confessional :: Confessional (a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.
Confesser :: Confesser (n.) One who makes a confession.
Confess :: Confess (v. i.) To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience..
Confession :: Confession (n.) Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime..
Confessionary :: Confessionary (a.) Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany..
Submission :: Submission (n.) Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
Auricular :: Auricular (a.) Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest..
Shriving :: Shriving (n.) Shrift; confession.
Render :: Render (v. i.) To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
Acknowledgment :: Acknowledgment (n.) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done.
Creed :: Creed (v. t.) A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive..
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