confession vs creed

creed vs confession

confession and creed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confession	Yes	No	No	No
creed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, creed is a hypernym of confession; that is, creed is a word with a broader meaning than confession:

confession: the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
creed: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

Other hypernyms of confession include church doctrine, gospel, religious doctrine.

confession (noun)	creed (noun)
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution	any system of principles or beliefs
an admission of misdeeds or faults	the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
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)

Difference between confession and creed

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