A formula 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.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
A formal document providing such an admission.
The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.