private confession
Secret told confidentially
Private confession is the practice of confessing sins directly to a priest or clergy member rather than in a group setting.
Central to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, it involves admitting wrongdoing in confidence, typically in a confessional booth, followed by absolution and assigned penance.
The term distinguishes this individual sacrament from general or public confession: She went to private confession before Easter.
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- sinViolation of divine law
- mortal sinGrace-destroying spiritual offense
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hushed tonesSoft, subdued speech
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- confessionabsolution, admission, acknowledgment, declaration, statement
private confessionpublic testimony
Formal statement before audience
open admission · public announcement · public disclosure · press conference · public apology
private confessioncourt testimony
Statements given in trial
legal testimony · congressional testimony · police statement · affidavit
private confessionpublic condemnation
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