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confession meaning and definition
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Definition of confession (noun)
- an admission of misdeeds or faults
- a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- a public declaration of your faith
- the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Source: Princeton University Wordnet