What does confession mean?
Definitions for confession
kənˈfɛʃ əncon·fes·sion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word confession.
Princeton's WordNet
confession(noun)
an admission of misdeeds or faults
confession(noun)
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
confession(noun)
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
confession(noun)
a public declaration of your faith
confession(noun)
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Wiktionary
confession(Noun)
The open admittance of having done something (especially of something bad).
Without the real murderer's confession, an innocent person will go to jail.
Etymology: From confessio.
confession(Noun)
the disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. Now termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
I went to confession and now I feel much better about what I had done.
Etymology: From confessio.
Webster Dictionary
Confession(noun)
acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime
Etymology: [F. confession, L. confessio.]
Confession(noun)
acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith
Etymology: [F. confession, L. confessio.]
Confession(noun)
the act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution
Etymology: [F. confession, L. confessio.]
Confession(noun)
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
Etymology: [F. confession, L. confessio.]
Confession(noun)
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
Etymology: [F. confession, L. confessio.]
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Confession
Confession is the acknowledgment of sin or wrongs. It is a religious practice in a number of faith traditions.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of confession in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of confession in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of confession in a Sentence
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
Gossip is always a personal confession of malice or imbecility; it is a low, frivolous, and too often a dirty business. There are neighborhoods where it rages like a pest; churches are split in pieces by it, and neighbor made enemies for life. Let the young avoid or cure it while they may.
I will say this categorically, this accusation is false, let me make it clear that my death is not a confession of guilt, on the contrary it is a radical declaration of my innocence. I just want to clear the path my son will walk in the future.
I would have liked to have heard a truer confession and explanation, i would have liked to have asked him questions - how could you not have been aware when you actually saw what results your contribution had?
The Tories in England had long imagined that they were enthusiastic about the monarchy, the church and beauties of the old English Constitution, until the day of danger wrung from them the confession that they are enthusiastic only about rent.
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- اعتراف, إقرارArabic
- признание, изповедBulgarian
- přiznání, zpověď, vyznáníCzech
- Bekenntnis, Beichte, Eingeständnis, GeständnisGerman
- ομολογίαGreek
- konfesoEsperanto
- confesiónSpanish
- rippi, tunnustus, synnintunnustusFinnish
- confessionFrench
- bychtWestern Frisian
- èisteachdScottish Gaelic
- feyshtynManx
- וידויHebrew
- स्वीकारोक्तिHindi
- vallomásHungarian
- confessioneItalian
- וידויHebrew
- 自白, 告解, 自供, 懺悔, 告白, 白状Japanese
- whākingaMāori
- pengakuan dosaMalay
- bekentenis, biechtDutch
- tilståelseNorwegian
- spowiedź, wyznaniePolish
- confissãoPortuguese
- mărturisire, confesiune, recunoaștere, spovedireRomanian
- признание, исповедьRussian
- исповед, исповестSerbo-Croatian
- medgivande, bekännelse, bikt, erkännandeSwedish
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