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confession
[kuhn-fesh-uhn]
noun
acknowledgment; avowal; admission.
a confession of incompetence.
acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, especially to a priest to obtain absolution.
something that is confessed.
a formal, usually written, acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of a crime.
Also called confession of faith.a formal profession of belief and acceptance of doctrines, as before being admitted to church membership.
the tomb of a martyr or confessor or the altar or shrine connected with it.
confession
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
the act of confessing
something confessed
an acknowledgment or declaration, esp of one's faults, misdeeds, or crimes
Christianity RC Church the act of a penitent accusing himself or herself of his or her sins
a formal public avowal of religious beliefs
a religious denomination or sect united by a common system of beliefs
confession
In some church es, notably the Roman Catholic Church, a sacrament in which repentant sinners individually or as a group privately confess their sins in front of a priest and receive absolution from the guilt of their sins. In the first few centuries of Christianity, repentant sinners were assigned public penances: sinners had to stay outside the entrance of the church and ask the people going inside to pray for them. The period of public penance could be shortened through an indulgence.
Other Word Forms
- preconfession noun
- DzˈڱDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of confession1
Example Sentences
Amnesty International said Kourkouri's trial was unfair because he had been denied access to an independently chosen lawyer and his confessions, which were broadcast on Iranian state media, had been forced.
Minutes later, he threw in one more searingly accurate confession.
Lawyers also requested an early deadline for motions to "suppress the defendant's statement," presumed to be an alleged confession Masud made while in jail in Libya in 2012.
His "stories and confessions represent a concerning risk posed to the UK around people smuggling and irregular migration at sea", said Border Force's Charlie Eastaugh.
That was a stark confession and a clear indication of why – despite lifting a trophy - Postecoglou's future is still under threat.
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