sacrament of reconciliation

English

Noun

sacrament of reconciliation (plural sacraments of reconciliation)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) The sacrament (sacred ritual) of confessing sins to a priest, being assigned penance and being absolved of those sins. Formerly called confession.

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