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   confession

   /kənˈfɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime: "he signed a confession to both the murders"
   • ▪ an acknowledgement that one has done something about which one is ashamed or embarrassed: "by his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism"
   • ▪ a formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty: "she still had not been to confession"
   • ▪ intimate personal revelations, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or film: humorous "confessions of a driving instructor"
   • 2. a statement setting out essential religious doctrine: "a Protestant confession of faith"
   • ▪ the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith: "leading figures from every Christian confession"
   • ▪ a statement of one's principles: "his words are a political confession of faith"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’ (see confess).

   Derivatives

   • 1. confessionary adjective

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   Confession definition: acknowledgment; avowal; admission. See examples of CONFESSION used in a sentence.

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   A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake. Other forms: confessions A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake.. You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!"

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   Define confession. confession synonyms, confession pronunciation, confession translation, English dictionary definition of confession. n. 1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations. 2. Something confessed, especially a...

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