confession of faith

noun

1. confession ( def 5 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of confession of faith¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

In 1940, his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, published a pamphlet entitled ”The Wave of the Future: A Confession of Faith,” which quickly became a best-seller with the America First crowd.

From Salon

There is no such thing as a coincidence in Southern Baptist confession of faith.

From Los Angeles Times

Calvin University’s board of trustees has allowed a group of faculty members to dissent from a clause in a confession of faith that regards sex outside of heterosexual marriage as sinful, enabling them to continue to work at the Christian school while also respecting their convictions.

From Washington Post

“These unthinkable and egregious murders directly contradict his own confession of faith in Jesus and the gospel,” the statement from Crabapple First Baptist Church read.

From Washington Post

Now, the church statement said, the “unthinkable and egregious murders directly contradict his own confession of faith in Jesus and the gospel.”

From Washington Post