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Confessio Amanatis
A confession is an acknowledgement of fact by one who would have otherwise preferred to keep that fact hidden. Confession may also refer to: Law * Confession (law), a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person Religion * Confession (religion), the acknowledgment of one's sinfulness or wrongdoings ** Confession (Judaism) ** Confession (Lutheran Church) ** Sacrament of Penance, during which Catholics confess their sins * Creed, also known as a confession of faith Arts, entertainment, and media Films * The Confession (1920 film), ''The Confession'' (1920 film), an American film directed by Bertram Bracken * Confession (1929 film), ''Confession'' (1929 film), an American film directed by Lionel Barrymore * Confession (1937 film), ''Confession'' (1937 film), an American remake of the 1935 German film ''Mazurka'' * Confession (1955 film), ''Confession'' (1955 film), a British film by Ken Hughes * The Confession (1964 film), ''The Confession'' (1964 film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confession
A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly prefer to keep hidden. The term presumes that the speaker is providing information that he believes the other party is not already aware of,Roger W. Shuy, ''The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception'' (1998), p. 2–10. and is frequently associated with an admission of a moral or legal wrong: Not all confessions reveal wrongdoing, however. For example, a confession of love is often considered positive both by the confessor and by the recipient of the confession and is a common theme in literature. With respect to confessions of wrongdoing, there are several specific kinds of confessions that have significance beyond the social. A legal confession involves an admission of some wrongdoing that has a legal consequence, while the concept of confession in religion varies widely across various belief systems, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
