Confession vs. Admission
Confessionnoun
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
Confessionnoun
A formal document providing such an admission.
Confessionnoun
(Christianity) The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
Confessionnoun
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
Confessionnoun
A formula 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.
Confessionnoun
Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
Confessionnoun
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
Confessionnoun
The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
Confessionnoun
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.
Confessionnoun
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.
Confessionnoun
an admission of misdeeds or faults
Confessionnoun
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
Confessionnoun
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Confessionnoun
a public declaration of your faith
Confessionnoun
a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Confession
A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly prefer to keep hidden. The term presumes that the speaker is providing information that he believes the other party is not already aware of, and is frequently associated with an admission of a moral or legal wrong: In one sense it is the acknowledgment of having done something wrong, whether on purpose or not.
Admissionnoun
The act or practice of admitting.
Admissionnoun
Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
Admissionnoun
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.
Admissionnoun
(legal) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
Admissionnoun
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Admissionnoun
Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
Admissionnoun
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
Admissionnoun
The act or practice of admitting.
Admissionnoun
Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.
Admissionnoun
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something serted; acknowledgment; concession.
Admissionnoun
Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
Admissionnoun
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence.
Admissionnoun
Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
Admissionnoun
the act of admitting someone to enter;
Admissionnoun
an acknowledgment of the truth of something
Admissionnoun
the fee charged for admission
