confession

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noun

1. an admission of misdeeds or faults (Freq. 4)
• Derivationally related forms:
confess
• Hypernyms:
admission
• Hyponyms:
self-accusation, self-condemnation
2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
confess
• Hypernyms:
document, written document, papers
3. (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
confess
• Topics:
Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
• Hypernyms:
penance
• Hyponyms:
shrift
4. a public declaration of your faith
• Hypernyms:
declaration
5. the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
• Hypernyms:
religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
• Instance Hyponyms:
Augsburg Confession