A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
Words spoken about your sins, asking God for forgiveness.
A statement made by a person suspected or charged with a crime, that he (or she) did, in fact, commit that crime.
Admitting your sin. Also used to describe a public statement of faith (for example, Lutheran Confessions).
When a criminal acknowledges his or her guilt, most of the time in writing.
to say the same thing that God says about sin and the solution for sin; declare faith in something to self and others; to admit wrong doing.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
a public declaration of your faith
a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
a clear statement of what the church believes the Scriptures to teach
a later, more detailed summary of the Christian faith
an acknowledgment in express words, by the accused in a criminal case, of the truth of the guilty fact charged or of some essential part of it
an admission by a person accused of an offence that he has committed the offence of which he is accused
a personal statement of weakness, failure or guilt
a statement acknowledging personal responsibility for a crime including details only the guilty person would know
a statement by a Defendant which discloses his guilt of that crime
a statement made outside of court in which the suspect concedes that he/she has committed the offense
a voluntary statement made by a person charged with the commission of a crime, wherein he acknowledges himself to be guilty of the offense charged, and discloses the circumstances of the act or the share and participation he had in it
a voluntary statement made by the accused implicating him/her in the alleged offence
To proclaim one’s faith. Also means to admit one’s sins. In some Christian traditions, it is colloquial usage for the sacrament of reconciliation, whereby a penitent is reconciled to the community after admitting sin.
A formulary of public worship embodying a general admission of common sinfulness, used in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other liturgies
A statement by an individual, either oral or written, admitting that he or she committed a certain offense (compare “admission”).
telling sins to a priest and the Lord forgives the person through the priest.
admitting one's sins for forgiveness
1 (in criminal law) a statement admitting guilt concerning the charge, whether made formally, ie by pleading guilty, or informally, out of court; 2 (in civil proceedings) a formal admission, as in confession and avoidance (a pleading in defence admitting the allegations made by the other party but seeking to deflect them with allegations of one’s own)
The common term for the sacrament of reconciliation; a rite through which one may confess one's sins to a priest and receive absolution; not required in the Episcopal Church in the same way the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist are. See " absolution," " reconciliation" and " sacrament."
A statement of faith. Quakers don't have one nor many. See Testimonies.
1) A special rite, private or public, in which a person admits the wrong things of which they are guilty and receives forgiveness. 2) A statement or summary that bear witness to what the church believes and teaches.
(1) The avowal or verbal witness of faith in Christ, leading to salvation (Rom. 10:9). (2) The sacrament of the forgiveness of sins, whereby the repentant sinner confesses his sins to Christ in the presence of the priest, who pronounces God's absolution of those sins (see article, "Confession," at 1 John; John 20:22, 23; 1 John 1:9).
Acknowledgement of sin before God in the presence of a Priest; the Sacrament of Penance.
Only part of the Sacrament of Penance or reconciliation, not a term for the sacrament.
Confession or the ‘ sacrament of reconciliation' as it is often referred to is the rite whereby a Christian may confess his or her sins in front of a priest who usually offers counseling and absolution or forgiveness
Voluntary admission of guilt.
The confession of our oneness in Christ is based on a core set of beliefs which Walter Martin referred to as "essential Christianity." These beliefs, which have been codified in the creeds of the Christian church, form the basis of our unity as the body of Christ. Augustine's words bear repeating: "In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, charity."
Hebrew: Viddui.] Several times during Yom Kippur, it is customary to confess the bad things that we have done. The prayer book contains lists of sins, arranged according to the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Although the term refers primarily to the admission to sin, it acquired a rather different technical sense in the sixteenth century - that of a document which embodies the principles of faith of a Protestant church, such as the Lutheran Augsburg Confession (1530) embodies the ideas of early Lutheranism, and the Reformed First Helvetic Confession (1536).
the act of acknowledging one's sins. Formal confession in the Lutheran church embraces two parts: (1) acknowledging one's sins and (2) receiving absolution or forgiveness. A confession can also be a statement of what one believes, e.g. the Augsburg Confession
An admission of wrongdoing, often obtained by wrongdoing.
Confession of sins is an integral part of the Christian faith and practice. The meaning is essentially the same as the criminal one – to admit one's own guilt. Confession of one's sins, or at least of one's sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a Christian.
