confession vs gospel

gospel vs confession

confession and gospel both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gospel is a hypernym of confession; that is, gospel 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)
gospel: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

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

confession (noun)	gospel (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	a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
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	an unquestionable truth
a public declaration of your faith	folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

Difference between confession and gospel

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