confession
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1. (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.act)
| hypernym | : | penance, |
| definition | : | a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shrift, |
| definition | : | the act of being shriven (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church, |
| definition | : | the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy (noun.group) |
2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | document, papers, written document, |
| definition | : | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun.communication) |
3. the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine, |
| definition | : | the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | augsburg confession, |
| definition | : | the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today (noun.communication) |
4. a public declaration of your faith (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | declaration, |
| definition | : | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) (noun.communication) |
5. an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | admission, |
| definition | : | an acknowledgment of the truth of something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | self-accusation, self-condemnation, |
| definition | : | an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be (noun.communication) |
6. (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.act)
| derivation | : | confess, |
| definition | : | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith (verb.communication) |
7. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)
8. an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)
9. (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.act)
| derivation | : | confess, |
| definition | : | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith (verb.communication) |
10. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party (noun.communication)
11. an admission of misdeeds or faults (noun.communication)
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