n.

1. 承认；坦白，供认；供状[C][U]
   Has the thief made a confession yet?

   窃贼招供了吗？

2. 【宗】忏悔；告解[U][C]
   She is a good Catholic and goes to confession regularly.

   她是个虔诚的天主教徒，按时作告罪。

3. （表明信仰等的）声明，表白[C][（+of）]
4. （有共同信条的）宗教团体，教派[C][G]

n.

1. a formal statement admitting to a crime.
   ▸a reluctant acknowledgement.
2. a formal admission of one's sins privately to a priest.
3. (also confession of faith) a statement setting out essential religious doctrine.
   ▸the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith.