[kənˈfɛʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime
(e.g: he signed a confession to both the murders)

- a statement setting out essential religious doctrine
(e.g: a Protestant confession of faith)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’ (see confess)