CONFESSION

noun acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.

2. confession ·noun the act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.

3. confession ·noun acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

4. confession ·noun 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. confession ·noun 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.