English dictionary
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English noun: confession | |||
| 1. | confession (communication) an admission of misdeeds or faults | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | admission | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | self-accusation, self-condemnation | ||
| 2. | confession (communication) a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | document, papers, written document | ||
| 3. | confession (act) (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shrift | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
| 4. | confession (communication) a public declaration of your faith | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | declaration | ||
| 5. | confession (communication) the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine | ||
| Instance hyponym | Augsburg Confession | ||
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