confession : Idioms & Phrases

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augsburg confession

  • noun the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
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Augustan confession

  • (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg, by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church.
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Confession and avoidance

  • (Law), a mode of pleading in which the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary, but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal effect claimed for them.
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Confession of faith

  • a formulary containing the articles of faith; a creed.
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confession of judgement

  • noun a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
    confession of judgement; cognovit judgement; cognovit judgment.
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confession of judgment

  • noun a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
    confession of judgement; cognovit judgement; cognovit judgment.
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General confession

  • the confession of sins made by a number of persons in common, as in public prayer.
Webster 1913

Westminster Confession

  • . See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.
Webster 1913