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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'confession'

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1. (noun) confession
an admission of misdeeds or faults

2. (noun) confession
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

3. (noun) confession
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

4. (noun) confession
a public declaration of your faith

5. (noun) confession
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'confession'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. confession
All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense--as in Justin Martyr
Synonyms: apology, acknowledgment, defense, excuse, plea, confession, exculpation, justification, vindication
Antonyms: accusation, charge, condemnation, injury, offense, censure, complaint, imputation, insult, wrong

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