confession

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Synonyms: concession, confessio, confussion, confusion, confection, conversion, concussion, congestion, confessor, consension, confessing

Antonyms: concession, confessio, confussion, confusion, confection, conversion, concussion, congestion, confessor, consension, confessing

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Noun

1. The open [[admittance]] of having done something (especially something bad).
2. A [[formal]] [[document]] providing such an [[admission]].
3. {{senseid|en|disclosure of sins}}{{lb|en|Christianity}} The [[disclosure]] of one's [[sin]]s to a [[priest]] for [[absolution]]. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], it is now also termed the [[sacrament of reconciliation]].
4. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
5. A formula 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.
6. {{lb|en|chiefly|Japanese media}} The act of professing one's love.

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