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Meaning Of Confession
n.
Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter
pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or
crime.
n.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
n.
The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in
order to obtain sacramental absolution.
n.
A formulary in which the articles of faith are
comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to
admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
n.
An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in
relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which
it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.