Confession
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
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Senses
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a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
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the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
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a public declaration of your faith
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Confessions
- possessive
- Confession's
- pluralpossessive
- Confessions'