confession
Pronunciation:
/kənˈfɛʃən/noun
Definitions
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
Example: Without the real murderer's confession, an innocent person will go to jail.
A formal document providing such an admission.
Example: He forced me to sign a confession!
The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
Example: I went to confession and now I feel much better about what I had done.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.