Meaning of CONFESSION
| Pronunciation: | | kun'feshun
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- [n] (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- [n] a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- [n] an admission of misdeeds or faults
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| | See Also: | | admission, document, papers, penance, self-accusation, self-condemnation, shrift, written document | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Confession
Offers a moving reappraisal of this neglected sacrament, drawing on scripture, the lives of the saints, and a wealth of personal stories, showing how the practice of confession draws us deeper into a loving relationship with God, the body of Christ, and our fellow sinners. Original. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*fes"sion\, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.]
1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining
to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or
crime.
With a crafty madness keeps aloof, When we would
bring him on to some confession Of his true state.
--Shak.
2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
--Rom. x. 10.
3. (Eccl.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest
in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
Auricular confession . . . or the private and
special confession of sins to a priest for the
purpose of obtaining his absolution. --Hallam.
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. (Law) 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. --Wharton.
{Confession and avoidance} (Law), a mode of pleading in which
the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary,
but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal
effect claimed for them. --Mozley & W.
{Confession of faith}, a formulary containing the articles of
faith; a creed.
{General confession}, the confession of sins made by a number
of persons in common, as in public prayer.
{Westminster Confession}. See {Westminster Assembly}, under
{Assembly}.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you or someone is confessing, represents feelings of guilt and self-blame. Alternatively, it suggests a form of healing and heralding the new changes in your life. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (1) An open profession of faith (Luke 12:8). (2.) An acknowledment of sins to God (Lev. 16:21; Ezra 9:5-15; Dan. 9:3-12), and to a neighbour whom we have wronged (James 5:16; Matt. 18:15). |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | abject apology, acceptance, acknowledgment, adherents, admission, agape, allowance, apology, appreciation, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, avowal, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, breast-beating, by-line, celebration, church, circumcision, citation, class, communion, concession, confession of faith, confirmation, contrition, credit line, declaration, declaration of faith, denomination, disciples, excuse, faith, followers, high celebration, incense, invocation, invocation of saints, ism, kiss of peace, lesser litany, litany, love feast, lustration, mea culpa, order, owning, owning up, pax, penitence, persuasion, processional, profession, reciting the rosary, recognition, reference, regrets, rite of confession, school, sect, shrift, signature, telling of beads, the confessional, the confessionary, trademark, tribute, unbosoming |
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