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confession

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

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