confession
Definitions
Noun
- An admission of misdeeds or faults
- A written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
- (roman catholic church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- A public declaration of your faith
- The document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the reformation churches of the 16th century)
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "confession".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confession | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | confessional | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | confessions | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | confessionals | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "confession".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confession".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confusion | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | profession | 3 | 37 |
| 3 | congressional | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | conversion | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | confess | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | concessions | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | congestion | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | cohesion | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | professions | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | confusions | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | confessing | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | concession | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | confessions | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | confessional | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | condescension | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | confessionals | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | concussion | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | concessional | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | confection | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | concessionary | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "confession" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "confession" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | his confession | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "confession" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "confession".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 139
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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