CONFESSION


Meaning of CONFESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfe-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.