confession

The definition of a confession is something you admit to that you are embarrassed to admit, or that you do not often share or tell people.

(noun)

  1. When you go to church to see a priest and tell him about your sins, this is an example of a confession.
  2. When you write out the details of a crime you committed for the police, this is an example of a confession.
  3. When you share an embarrassing secret with a friend, this is an example of a confession.

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See confession in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of confessing; acknowledgment; specif.,
    1. an admission of guilt, esp. formally in writing, as by a person charged with a crime
    2. the confessing of sins to a priest in the sacrament of penance
    3. a general acknowledgment of sin, or a form expressing this used in public worship
  2. something confessed
    1. a statement of religious beliefs, esp. as held by a Christian church, usually longer than a creed
    2. a church having such a confession: communion
  3. the tomb or shrine of a martyr or confessor
  4. a story of or as of one's life experiences, revealing faults and confidential personal details

See confession in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or process of confessing.
  2. Something confessed, especially disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution.
  3. A written or oral statement acknowledging guilt, made by one who has been accused or charged with an offense.
  4. An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith; a creed.
  5. A church or group of worshipers adhering to a specific creed.

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