Main Entry: con·fes·sion

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈfe-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 a : an act of confessing; especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation b : a session for the confessing of sins <go to confession>
2 : a statement of what is confessed: as a : a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense b : a formal statement of religious beliefs : creed
3 : an organized religious body having a common creed