Word

confession, n.
(confessions)
freq. cnt. 6

an admission of misdeeds or faults
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

confession

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confess confess

semantic pointers

hypernym

admission

hyponym

self-accusation, self-condemnation

(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.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

confession

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confess

semantic pointers

hypernym

penance

domain of synset (topic)

Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church

hyponym

shrift

a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

confession

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confess confess

semantic pointers

hypernym

papers, document, written document

the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
<noun.communication>

confession

semantic pointers

hypernym

creed, religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel

instance hyponym

Augsburg Confession

a public declaration of your faith
<noun.communication>

confession

semantic pointers

hypernym

declaration