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Meaning
Noun
●
The
open
admittance
of having done something (especially something bad).
●
A
formal
document
providing
such an admission.
●
In Christianity:
The
disclosure
of
one's
sins
to a
priest
for
absolution
. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also
termed
the
sacrament
of reconciliation.
●
Acknowledgment of
belief
;
profession
of
one's
faith.
●
A
formula
in which the
articles of faith
are
comprised
; a
creed
to be
assented
to or
signed
, as a
preliminary
to
admission
to
membership
of a
church
; a
confession
of
faith
.
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Origin
confession
English
confessio
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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