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(Encyclopedia) confession, in law, the formal admission of criminal guilt, usually obtained in the course of examination by the police or prosecutor or at trial. For a confession to be admissible as…Confession of Augsburg
(Encyclopedia) Confession of Augsburg: see creed (4.)confessions of faith, Protestant
(Encyclopedia) confessions of faith, Protestant: see creed (4,) (5,) (6.)confirmation
(Encyclopedia) confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by…conflict of laws
(Encyclopedia) conflict of laws, that part of the law in each state, country, or other jurisdiction that determines whether, in dealing with a particular legal situation, its law or the law of some…Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
(Encyclopedia) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine: see Bible.Confucianism
(Encyclopedia) ConfucianismConfucianismkənfy&oomacr;ˈshənĭzəm [key], moral and religious system of China. Its origins go back to the Analects (see Chinese literature), the sayings attributed to…Confucius
(Encyclopedia) ConfuciusConfuciuskənfy&oomacr;ˈshəs [key], Chinese K'ung Ch'iu or K'ung Fu-tzu, Pinyin Kong Fuzi, c.551–479? b.c., Chinese sage. Positive evidence concerning the life of Confucius…Albrecht
(Encyclopedia) Albrecht. For rulers thus named, use Albert.Congaree National Park
(Encyclopedia) Congaree National Park, 21,888 acres (8,862 hectares), central S.C., est. as Congaree Swamp National Monument 1976, designated a national park and renamed 2003. Located along the north…Trending
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