confession 3
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
Hypernym
penance 2
noun
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
Roman Catholic 2
noun
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
EnglishDerivationally related form
confess 3
verb
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
Hyponym
shrift 1
noun
the act of being shriven
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
Roman Catholic 2
noun
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
