1a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime:he signed a confession to both the murders [mass noun]:proof of this crime must be established by confession
an acknowledgement that one has done something about which one is ashamed or embarrassed:by his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism
a formal admission of one’s sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty:she still had not been to confessionSee also sacrament of reconciliation.
(confessions) often humorous intimate personal revelations, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or film:confessions of a driving instructor
2 (also confession of faith) a statement setting out essential religious doctrine:a Protestant confession of faith
(also Confession) the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith:leading figures from every Christian confession
a statement of one’s principles:his words are a political confession of faith
