Noun
confession -
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
church of rome ,
roman catholic church ,
roman church ,
western church ,
roman catholic the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
confession -
an admission of misdeeds or faults
admission the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
confession -
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
papers ,
written document ,
document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
confession -
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
church doctrine ,
religious doctrine ,
creed ,
gospel the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
confession -
a public declaration of your faith
