Confession | Mean of confession in English Dictionary

/kənˈfɛʃən/

• Noun
• a written or spoken statement in which you say that you have done something wrong or committed a crime
1. She went to the police station and made/gave a full confession.
2. a written/signed confession
• the act of telling people something that makes you embarrassed, ashamed, etc.
1. I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.
2. a confession of weakness/failure/error
• the act of telling your sins to God or to a priest
1. The priest will hear confessions after mass today.

• the activity of telling a priest your sins
1. I haven't gone/been to confession in three years.
• a formal statement in which you express your religious beliefs
1. a confession of faith