confession

Definition of confession in English English dictionary: The open admittance of having done something (especially of something bad)
Without the real murderer's confession, an innocent person will go to jail.; the disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. Now termed the sacrament of reconciliation
Hauing diſpleaſ'd my Father, to Lawrence Cell, / To make confeſſion, and to be abſolu'd.; {n} an acknowledgment, a profession; (see sacrament of penance); A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime. They forced him to sign a confession; John of Nepomuc, canon of Prague, suffered death rather than violate the seal of confession The Emperor Wenceslas ordered him to be thrown off a bridge into the Moldau, because he refused to reveal the confession of the empress He was canonised as St John Nepomucen; A statement made by the accused admitting guilt Confessions which have been made freely and voluntarily may be allowed in court as evidence; 1 An admission of guilt or other incriminating statement by the accused; not admissible at trial unless voluntarily made; (Gr Exomologisis) The act of confessing or acknowledgment of sins by an individual before God in the presence of a priest, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor (pneumatikos) authorized to ask for forgiveness and to administer a penance; When someone admits, out loud or in writing, that they committed a certain crime (Compare with admission ); An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act; Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime; Timelkit; the open admittance of having done something (especially: something bad); a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); the disclosure of ones sins to a priest for absolution. Now termed the sacrament of reconciliation; Autobiography regarded as a form of prose fiction, or prose fiction cast in the form of autobiography; [Hebrew: Viddui ] Several times during Yom Kippur, it is customary to confess the bad things that we have done The prayer book contains lists of sins, arranged according to the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; The act of disclosing one's sins In Catholicism, it is telling sins to a priest and the Lord forgives the person through the priest Biblically, confession of sins is done to the one offended without the mediatorship of a priest; A statement by a person, either oral or written, admitting that he or she committed a certain offense (compare Admission); Words spoken about your sins, asking God for forgiveness; 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; (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) a public declaration of your faith an admission of misdeeds or faults; In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness. He never went to Father Porter for confession again. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, acknowledgment of sinfulness, in public or private, regarded as necessary for divine forgiveness. In the Temple period, Yom Kippur included a collective expression of sinfulness, and the day continues in Judaism as one of prayer, fasting, and confession. The early Christian Church followed John the Baptist's practice of confession before baptism, but soon instituted confession and penance for the forgiveness of sins committed after baptism. The fourth Lateran Council (1215) required annual confession. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches consider penance a sacrament, but most Protestant churches do not; A statement made by a person suspected or charged with a crime, that he (or she) did, in fact, commit that crime; {i} admission (of guilt, sin, etc.); declaration of faith; telling of one's sins to a priest; To agree with God about ourselves, to admit the truth about our sin to God and our need of him Sometimes this may need to be shared in confidence with another Christian who can stand with us (James 5: 16); The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted; a public declaration of your faith; Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith; (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 the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation I have a confession to make; If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel. Tatyana's confession of love. = declaration; Although the term refers primarily to the admission of sin, it acquired a rather different technical sense in the sixteenth century - that of a document which embodies the principles of faith of a Protestant church Thus the Augsburg Confession (1530) embodies the ideas of early Lutheranism, and the First Helvetic Confession (1536) those of the early Reformed church The term "Confessionalism" is often used to refer to the hardening of religious attitudes in the later sixteenth century, as the Lutheran and Reformed churches became involved in a struggle for power, especially in Germany The term "Confessional" is often used to refer to a church which defines itself with reference to such a document Confessions (which define denominations) should be distinguished from creeds (which transcend denominational boundaries); Telling our sins to an authorized priest of the Roman Catholic Church for the purpose of obtaining forgiveness Both mortal and venial sins must be confessed Failure to confess carries a punishment of hell for mortal sins and purgatory for venial sins See Sins (Catholic Belief); A prayer we say together to admit our sins to God and to ask His forgiveness This is often followed by a time of silent confession Confession comes at the beginning of worship because we have to tell the truth about ourselves before we can hear the truth of God's Word to us; an admission of misdeeds or faults
confession of judgment: a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
confess: To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed
confess: {v} to acknowledge, grant, own, show
false confession: (Kanun) A false confession is an admission of guilt in a crime in which the confessor is not responsible for the crime
Augsburg Confession: Basic doctrinal statement of Lutheranism. Its principal author was Philipp Melanchthon, and it was presented to Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. Its purpose was to defend the Lutherans against misrepresentations of their teachings and to provide a statement of theology that Roman Catholics might accept. It consisted of 28 articles that outlined Lutheran doctrine and listed abuses that had crept into Western Christendom over the centuries. The unaltered document has remained authoritative for Lutherans, and a heavily revised version by Melanchthon is accepted by some Reformed churches. Translated into English in 1536, it had a major influence on the Anglican Church's Thirty-nine Articles and the Methodists' Twenty-five Articles of Religion
Westminster Confession: Confession of faith of English-speaking Presbyterians, representing a theological consensus of international Calvinism. Produced by the Westminster Assembly, it was completed in 1646 and approved by Parliament in 1648. When the monarchy was restored in 1660, the episcopal form of church government was reinstated and the Confession lost official status in England, but it had already been adopted by the Church of Scotland (1647) and various other churches. Consisting of 33 chapters, it states that the sole doctrinal authority is scripture, restates the doctrines of the Holy Trinity and Jesus, and gives reformed views of the sacraments, the ministry, and grace. See also Presbyterianism
acceptability of confession: validity of a statement in a court of law, reliability of an admission in a court of law
augsburg confession: a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
confess: If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. You just go to the church and confess your sins Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty
confess: To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience
confess: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
confess: To disclose or reveal
confess: admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"
confess: To acknowledge; to admit; to concede
confess: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
confess: If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing `I played a very bad match,' he confessed. = admit deny
confess: {f} admit (guilt, etc.); declare faith in; tell one's sins to a priest
confess: politeness You use expressions like `I confess', `I must confess', or `I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone. I confess it's got me baffled I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes. = admit
confess: To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt
confess: To hear or receive such confession; - - said of a priest
confess: To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in
confess: To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment
confess: To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun
confess: To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest
confess: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
confess: {f} disbosom
confess: {f} avow oneself
confessions: plural of confession
extorted a confession: obtained a confession by force
free will confession: voluntary confession
involuntary confession: forced confession, confession that was obtained through unacceptable means
oral confession: verbal confession