The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
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.
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.
Acceptance as valid or true.
Honour, favourable note, or attention.
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
A return of the feu to the superior.
Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.