confession

nouns

an admission of misdeeds or faults
confession
is derived from
confess
is derived from
confess
is a type of (narrower)
an acknowledgment of the truth of something
admission
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
confession
is derived from
confess
is derived from
confess
is a type of (narrower)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
document, papers, written document
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
confession
is derived from
confess
domain category
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
is a type of (narrower)
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
penance
a public declaration of your faith
confession
is a type of (narrower)
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
declaration
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
confession
is a type of (narrower)
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine