Confession, in many religions, is the acknowledgment of sinful thoughts and actions. This may occur directly to a deity or to fellow people. It is often...

social. A legal confession involves an admission of some wrongdoing that has a legal consequence, while the concept of confession in religion varies widely...

hidden. Confession may also refer to: Confession (law), a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person Confession (religion), the acknowledgment...

confession must be done without others present (The Talmud calls confession in front of another a show of disrespect). On the other hand, confession of...

serving their spiritual needs, including being their confessor. Confession (religion) Elder (Christianity) Priesthood (Catholic Church) Starets Martin...

or stall where the priest in some Christian churches sits to hear the confessions of penitents. It is the typical venue for the sacrament in the Roman...

deathbed confession is an admittance or confession made by a person on their deathbed, i.e., when they are nearing death. Such confessions may help alleviate...

Confession (pre-reform Russian: Исповѣдь; post-reform Russian: Исповедь, romanized: Íspovedʹ), or My Confession, is a short work on the subject of melancholia...

to have their grave sins absolved, ordinarily through the sacrament of Confession, to receive salvation. Similarly, an indulgence is not a permit to commit...

The Confession of Faith (1689), also known as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, or the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (to distinguish it...