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
on one's coat-tails
as a result of someone else doing something
The mayor was elected on the coat-tails of his brother who is a famous actor.