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'''Confession''' of [[sin]]s is part of the Christian faith and practice. The meaning is essentially the same as the [[criminal]] one – to admit one's [[guilt]]. Confession of one's sins, or at least of one's sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a [[Christian]]. | '''Confession''' of [[sin]]s is part of the Christian faith and practice. The meaning is essentially the same as the [[criminal]] one – to admit one's [[guilt]]. Confession of one's sins, or at least of one's sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a [[Christian]]. | ||
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+ | *[[Deathbed confession]] | ||
== Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
*''[[The Compulsion to Confess]]'' by [[Theodor Reik]] | *''[[The Compulsion to Confess]]'' by [[Theodor Reik]] |
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Confession of sins is part of the Christian faith and practice. The meaning is essentially the same as the criminal one – to admit one's guilt. Confession of one's sins, or at least of one's sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a Christian.
See also
Namesakes
- The Compulsion to Confess by Theodor Reik
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Confessions of a Swedish Butler
- The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
- Confessions of a Mask
- Confessions of a Cultist: On the Cinema, 1955-1969
- Confessions of Zeno
- Confessions (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
- Confessions (St. Augustine)
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