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Render :: Render (v. i.) To give an account; to make explanation or confession.

Confess :: Confess (v. i.) To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience..

Prayer :: Prayer (v. i.) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer..

Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done.

Criminal :: Criminal (n.) One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon..

Symbolism :: Symbolics (n.) that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith; symbolism; -- called also symbolic.

Denial :: Denial (n.) A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God..

Submission :: Submission (n.) Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.

Confessional :: Confessional (a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.

Penitential :: Penitential (n.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book..

Torture :: Torture (n.) Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel..

Confessionary :: Confessionary (n.) A confessional.

Confiteor :: Confiteor (n.) A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made.

Confessionalism :: Confessionalism (n.) An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.

Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt..

Confess :: Confess (v. t.) To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a priest.

Shrive :: Shrive (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.

Formula :: Formula (n.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

Earshrift :: Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.

Shrive :: Shrive (v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution..

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