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confession

con.fes.sion \k*n-'fesh-*n\ \-'fesh-n*l, -*n-*l\ n 1: an act of confessing; 
   specif : a disclosure of one's sins in the  sacrament of penance 2: a 
   statement of what is confessed : as  2a: a written acknowledgment of guilt 
   by a party accused of an offense  2b: a formal statement of religious 
   beliefs : CREED  3: an organized religious body having a common creed  - 
   con.fes.sion.al aj