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noun
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(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Type of:
penance
Kinds of:
shrift
Derived:
confess
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Sense 2
noun
Sense 3
a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Kinds of:
Augsburg Confession
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