religious doctrine vs confession

confession vs religious doctrine

religious doctrine and confession both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious doctrine	Yes	No	No	No
confession	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confession is a hyponym of religious doctrine; that is, confession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious doctrine:

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

Other hyponyms of religious doctrine include original sin, ahimsa, dogma, tenet, ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Incarnation, Nicene Creed, real presence.

religious doctrine (noun)	confession (noun)
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group	(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
	an admission of misdeeds or faults
	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 religious doctrine and confession

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