Meaning & Definition of Confession in English

1. An admission of misdeeds or faults

2. A written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

3. (roman catholic church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

4. A public declaration of your faith

5. The document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the reformation churches of the 16th century)