anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks | (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution |
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | an admission of misdeeds or faults |
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters | a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party |
a written account of ownership or obligation | 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) |