名词

1. 供状;供词
A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.

2. (对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白
Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about.

3. 声明;告白;表白
If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel.

4. (天主教会等的)忏悔，告解，办神工
In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness.

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

2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

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

4. a public declaration of your faith

5. an admission of misdeeds or faults