n.
1.an admission of misdeeds or faults
2.a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
3.(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
4.a public declaration of your faith
5.a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
Idiom of the Day
pass the hat
to attempt to collect money for some project
We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector.