n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' fe-sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : an act of confessing especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation b : a session for the confessing of sins <go to confession >
2 : a statement of what is confessed: as a : a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense b : a formal statement of religious beliefs : CREED
3 : an organized religious body having a common creed