अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.

One who confesses to a priest.

One who makes a confession.

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By confession; without denial.

One who makes a confession.

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.

The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.

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.

The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.

Pertaining to a confession of faith.

An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.

A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession.

A confessional.

Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary litany.

One professing a certain faith.

One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith.