Words Like CONFESSION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CONFESSION.

6 Alternative Words Similar to confession

1 Admission Noun      Synonym Words Like Admission
2 Document Noun      Synonym Words Like Document
3 Papers Noun      Synonym Words Like Papers
4 Penance Noun      Synonym Words Like Penance
6 Shrift Noun      Hyponym

10 definitions of confession

1 Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
2 Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
3 The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
4 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.
5 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.
6 a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
7 an admission of misdeeds or faults
8 (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
9 a public declaration of your faith
10 the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
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