1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations.

2. Something confessed, especially a disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution.

3. Confession In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance.

4. A statement made acknowledging guilt of an offense.

5. An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith; a creed.

6. A church or group of worshipers adhering to a specific creed.