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Catholic Dictionary

Term

SACRAMENTAL CONFESSION

Definition

The auricular confession of one's sins in the sacrament of penance. If they are mortal sins, it is required that they be confessed as to number, type, and such circumstances as affect the gravity of the sins committed.

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