Confession - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- a public declaration of your faith
- the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Extra examples
She went to the police station and made a full confession.
I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.
The priest will hear confessions after mass today.
I haven't gone to confession in three years.
Sanchez's confession was read out to the court.
At 3 a.m. Higgins broke down and made a full confession.
I have a confession - I like Britney Spears' music.
You must go to confession.
He was forced to sign the confession.
We finally extracted a confession from him.
A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.
...a freewill confession of guilt made by the suspect during police interrogation...
The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.
The lawyer argued that the client's confession was involuntary.
The practice of auricular confession brought with it an entire science of casuistry.
Word forms
singular: confession
plural: confessions
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