con|fes|sion

con|fes|sion
con|fes|sion «kuhn FEHSH uhn», noun.
1. an owning up; acknowledgment; admission: »

the confession of a fault or weakness. ... to force from their prisoners the confession of hidden treasure (Edward Gibbon).

2. admission of guilt: »

to make full confession.

3. a) the telling of one's sins to a priest in order to obtain forgiveness: »

Confession is good for the soul.

b) the thing confessed.
4. a) the acknowledging of sin or sinfulness, especially as made in liturgical form in public worship. b) the form used.
5. = confession of faith. (Cf. ↑confession of faith)
6. a group of believers adhering to the same creed; communion.
7. the tomb, altar, or shrine of a martyr or confessor.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|fes´sion|al|ly — con|fes|sion|al «kuhn FEHSH uh nuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small booth in which a priest hears confessions. 2. the practice of confessing sins to a priest. –adj. of or having to do with confession. –con|fes´sion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fes|sion|al — «kuhn FEHSH uh nuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small booth in which a priest hears confessions. 2. the practice of confessing sins to a priest. –adj. of or having to do with confession. –con|fes´sion|al|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fes|sion|ar|y — «kuhn FEHSH uh NEHR ee», adjective. of or having to do with confession …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fes|sion|al|ism — «kuhn FEHSH uh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to the maintenance of a creed or confession of faith within a church …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·fes·sion — /kənˈfɛʃən/ noun, pl sions 1 [count] : a written or spoken statement in which you say that you have done something wrong or committed a crime She went to the police station and made/gave a full confession. a written/signed confession 2 [count] :… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fes — con·fes·sant; con·fes·sar·i·us; con·fes·sio; con·fes·sion; con·fes·sion·al·ism; con·fes·sion·ist; con·fes·sor; dis·in·fes·tant; dis·in·fes·tor; fes·cen·nine; fes·ta; fes·tal; fes·ti·na·tion; fes·ti·no; fes·tive; fes·tiv·i·ty; fes·ti·vous;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

  • confession — con·fes·sion …   English syllables

  • confessional — con·fes·sion·al …   English syllables

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