RhymeZone: confession definitions

Definitions of confession:

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

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