Index of English words, starting with "co"

(1) - Confessedly (adv.) By confession; without denial.

(1) - Confessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confess

(1) - Confession (n.) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
(2) - Confession (n.) A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
(3) - Confession (n.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
(4) - Confession (n.) Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
(5) - Confession (n.) Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

(1) - Confessional (a.) Pertaining to a confession of faith.
(2) - Confessional (n.) The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others.