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.
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.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
Private seclusion.
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
A form of steel skullcap.
Something not understood or known.
Being or kept hidden.
To make or keep secret.
To hide secretly.