Definitions of confession:
- noun: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- noun: a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- noun: a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
- noun: a public declaration of your faith
- noun: an admission of misdeeds or faults