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confession [kənˈfɛʃən] n 1. the act of confessing 2. something confessed 3. an acknowledgment or declaration, esp of one's faults, misdeeds, or crimes 4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Chiefly RC Church the act of a penitent accusing himself of his sins (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) confession of faith a formal public avowal of religious beliefs 6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a religious denomination or sect united by a common system of beliefs confessionary adj Confession a religious group; a body or church united by a particular confession of faith. See also communion, congregation. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
confession noun admission, revelation, disclosure, acknowledgment, avowal, divulgence, exposure, unbosoming His confession was extracted under duress Proverbs "Confession is good for the soul" Translations confession [kənˈfeʃən] N 1. (= act, document) → confesión f to make a confession → confesar, hacer una confesión to make a full confession → confesarlo todo, confesar de plano 2. (Rel) to go to confession → confesarse to hear sb's confession → confesar a algn confession of faith → profesión f de fe confession [kənˈfɛʃən] n [crime, murder] → aveu m (RELIGION) → confession f to go to confession → aller se confesser to make a confession → faire une confession confession n (= admission) → Eingeständnis nt; (of guilt, crime etc) → Geständnis nt; on his own confession → laut eigener Aussage; to make a full confession of something to somebody (Jur also) → jdm ein volles Geständnis einer Sache (gen) → ablegen; I have a confession to make → ich muss dir etwas beichten (inf) → or gestehen; (Jur) → ich möchte ein Geständnis ablegen; “confessions of a … ” → „Bekenntnisse eines/einer …“; confession magazine → Zeitschrift f → mit Geschichten, die das Leben schrieb (Eccl: of sins) → Beichte f, → (Schuld- or Sünden)bekenntnis nt; general confession → allgemeines Sündenbekenntnis; confession of faith → Glaubensbekenntnis nt; to make one’s confession → seine Sünden bekennen; to hear confession → (die) Beichte hören (= faith) → (Glaubens)bekenntnis nt, → Konfession f; what confession are you? → welche Konfession or Glaubenszugehörigkeit haben Sie? confession [kənˈfɛʃ/ən] n → confessione f to go to confession → andare a confessarsi to make one's confession → confessarsi to hear sb's confession → ascoltare la confessione di qn confession [kənˈfɛʃ/ən] n → confessione f to go to confession → andare a confessarsi to make one's confession → confessarsi to hear sb's confession → ascoltare la confessione di qn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Confessions of faith often check any further pursuit after truth, confine the mind into a particular way of reasoning, and give rise to frequent separations. On the one hand, loyalty to existing confessions of faith is not neutralized by the Leuenberg Agreement. The book begins with an introduction to the theology of Baptist confessions of faith, addressing similarities and differences in the Calvinist and Arminian theologies that characterized early Baptist life and moved through later confessions, including the multiple revisions of the Baptist Faith and Message of the Southern Baptist Convention. |
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